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Bring tax and benefits together says think tank

NEWS 31 October 2016 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

Reform Scotland says the Scottish Government should take the opportunity to simplify the social security system

https://tfn.scot/news/bring-tax-and-benefits-together-says-think-tank

Charities missing out as lottery reform plans stall

NEWS 27 March 2018 by Gareth Jones

Funding & Finance

The government has been urged to increase the amount that organisations can raise from charity lotteries

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-missing-out-as-lottery-reform-plans-stall

“Morally reprehensible” plans to strip asylum seekers of benefits

NEWS 3 August 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Moves to halt benefits for failed asylum seekers condemned

https://tfn.scot/news/morally-reprehensible-plans-to-strip-asylum-seekers-of-benefits

Scots freed from bedroom tax

NEWS 2 May 2014 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

New powers from Westminister will allow the Scottish Government to create a fund to cover all bedroom tax payments

https://tfn.scot/news/bedroom-tax-cap-to-be-axed

UK's human rights protections under threat, UN told

NEWS 19 April 2022 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

The Scottish Government has been urged to proceed with legislation to incorporate a wider range of human rights treaties into domestic law.

https://tfn.scot/news/uks-human-rights-protections-under-threat-un-told

Tories treat charities with contempt over Brexit

NEWS 2 November 2017 by Graham Martin

Management

Westminster is treating the third sector with contempt as it plots Brexit, it has been claimed

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-treat-charities-with-contempt-over-brexit

Scottish Government slammed for failing to meet child poverty targets

NEWS 4 October 2021 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Call to double Scottish Child Payment

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-slammed-for-failing-to-meet-child-poverty-targets

Scottish child payment hailed as a “game changer”

NEWS 16 February 2021 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Payment is now being distributed across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-child-payment-hailed-as-a-game-changer

Recipients of Scottish Government scheme granted funding extension

NEWS 3 February 2026 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Those in receipt of Investing in Communities Fund cash since 2023 received word this week.

https://tfn.scot/news/recipients-of-scottish-government-scheme-granted-funding-extension

Union warns of widespread strikes across Scottish third sector

NEWS 31 October 2022 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

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"The sector is in crisis with staff leaving in droves in search of employment with better pay and working conditions."

https://tfn.scot/news/union-warns-of-widespread-strikes-across-scottish-third-sector

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Scots freed from bedroom tax

UK's human rights protections under threat, UN told

Tories treat charities with contempt over Brexit

Scottish Government slammed for failing to meet child poverty targets

Scottish child payment hailed as a “game changer”

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