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Devolved benefits delays will impact disabled Scots

OPINION 15 March 2019 Guest post

Health & Social Care

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Jeremy Balfour MSP says the Scottish Government had a chance to take control of the benefits system - and blew it

https://tfn.scot/opinion/devolved-disability-delays-will-impact-disabled-scots

Extending the Brexit transition period

OPINION 30 April 2020 Guest post

Environment & International

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Maria Fletcher says the UK Government must do the right thing and extend the Brexit transition period

https://tfn.scot/opinion/extending-the-brexit-transition-period

Scotland must be a world leader in tackling loneliness

NEWS 26 October 2018 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

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Charities have come together to call on Nicola Sturgeon to lead from the front and ensure Scotland becomes the world leader in tackling loneliness

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-must-be-a-world-leader-in-tackling-loneliness

Parents demand inquiry into named person scheme

NEWS 9 May 2018 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

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Campaigners say they have evidence of illegal data sharing

https://tfn.scot/news/parents-demand-inquiry-into-named-person-scheme

UK Government terminates funding of “hate speech” Christian group

NEWS 20 April 2023 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Funding & Finance

A video emerged of Zion Projects chair and trustee Danny Stupple calling Islam “a very strong force of spiritual wickedness”.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-terminates-funding-of-hate-speech-christian-group

Housing crisis just got worse: figures reveal almost 40,000 disabled on waiting lists

NEWS 16 February 2024 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

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Claims vulnerable disabled people have been abandoned by Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-just-got-worse-figures-reveal-almost-40000-disabled-on-waiting-lists

Programme for government: “treading water in a storm of poverty and inequality”

NEWS 7 May 2025 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Charities respond to John Swinney’s Scottish Government agenda for the year

https://tfn.scot/news/programme-for-government-treading-water-in-a-storm-of-poverty-and-inequality

Care changes are complicated and need to be properly understood

OPINION 7 March 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Ian Hood, of Scotland Against the Care Tax, examines the development of free personal care for under-65s

https://tfn.scot/opinion/care-changes-are-complicated-and-need-to-be-properly-understood

Voluntary sector will be expected to fill gaps in public service, charities warn

NEWS 15 November 2021 by Niall Christie

Management

Funding & Finance

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The warning comes amid increasing concerns about household finances.

https://tfn.scot/news/voluntary-sector-will-be-expected-to-fill-gaps-in-public-service-charities-warn

UK Government must "pay the price" to lift children out of poverty

NEWS 19 March 2025 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

The benefits to society would far outweigh the cost of ending child hardship

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-must-pay-the-price-to-lift-children-out-of-poverty

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Devolved benefits delays will impact disabled Scots

Extending the Brexit transition period

Scotland must be a world leader in tackling loneliness

Parents demand inquiry into named person scheme

UK Government terminates funding of “hate speech” Christian group

Housing crisis just got worse: figures reveal almost 40,000 disabled on waiting lists

Programme for government: “treading water in a storm of poverty and inequality”

Care changes are complicated and need to be properly understood

Voluntary sector will be expected to fill gaps in public service, charities warn

UK Government must "pay the price" to lift children out of poverty

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