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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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DWP drops universal credit helpline charges
​Claimants could run up significant costs when phoning the helpline
NEWS 18 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
£11bn and 4 million unpaid hours supports “staggering” foodbank demand
Low income families rely on foodbanks more than the state for support according to a new detailed report
NEWS 17 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Employ refugees to solve Scotland’s skill shortages
Untapped labour force could be the solution Scotland needs
NEWS 16 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Now Scots suffer “transport poverty”
People are being forced to pay more for travel dependent on where they live
NEWS 16 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scandal as universal credit helpline costs claimants 55p a minute
Claims the government is profiting benefit claimants
NEWS 12 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Scots urged to report hate crime incidents
Crimestoppers has said that hate crime is thought to be massively under-reported
NEWS 12 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Praise for SNP’s pledge to supply affordable energy to low income Scots
Struggling families would be supplied with affordable energy as part of groundbreaking scheme
NEWS 11 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Charity backs fresh appeal by Jodie Jones’ killer Luke Mitchell
​Charity believes case should yet again be reviewed
NEWS 10 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Government needs to provide more support for Universal Credit fallout
Organisations are struggling to cope with demand on services created by Universal Credit
NEWS 10 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
How welfare cuts are destroying once proud communities
As Universal Credit is increasingly rolled out across Scotland, TFN looks at the real stories behind welfare cuts and how people who can't work struggle to cope
FEATURE 9 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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