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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 head denies sanctions and suicide link
Damian Green has denied there is a link between welfare policies and suicide despite his department admitting the vulnerable have been put at risk
NEWS 4 November 2016 by Graham Martin
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Tories rob Scots households of £2 billion a year
Scottish households will be robbed of more than £2 BILLION a year as a result of Tory welfare reforms
NEWS 2 November 2016 by Graham Martin
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Charities vital in welcoming refugees to Scotland
Charities will spearhead a new strategy to welcome refugees to Scotland
NEWS 2 November 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Thousands of workers to benefit from living wage hike
Low paid workers across Scotland are set to benefit after the living wage was hiked to £8.45 per hour
NEWS 31 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Bring tax and benefits together says think tank
Reform Scotland says the Scottish Government should take the opportunity to simplify the social security system
NEWS 31 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
A third of Scots are concerned about the number of refugees living in Scotland
38% of Scots say they are “fairly or very concerned” that 20,000 refugees currently live in Scotland
NEWS 28 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Citizens advice service gave out one million pieces of advice in Scotland last year
Citizens Advice Scotland helped recover £120 million for some of the country's poorest while supporting 310,000 people in 2015/16
NEWS 27 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Protest planned against refugee detention centre in Paisley
​Stop Detention in Scotland intends to protest outside the next Renfrewshire Council planning meeting
NEWS 27 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Community projects to benefit from £3m of Lotto funding
Community projects across Scotland will benefit from more than £3m of funding after the latest round of Big Lottery Fund awards was announced
NEWS 25 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
​Gay and bisexual men to be pardoned by Scottish Government
​Charities have welcomed an announcement that men convicted of same-sex sexual activity before laws against it were scrapped will receive a full pardon
NEWS 25 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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