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Missed poverty targets but charities still praise Scottish Government

NEWS 27 March 2025 by Rab Armour

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Highly unlikely legally-binding poverty reduction targets will be met by 2030

https://tfn.scot/news/missed-poverty-targets-but-scots-charities-still-praise-scottish-government

Budget cuts show disregard for survivors of rape and sexual violence

NEWS 25 November 2025 by Rab Armour

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

#RunningCostsCrisis

Organisations hit out at Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/budget-cuts-show-disregard-for-survivors-of-rape-and-sexual-violence

Campaigners call for “fair and green” recovery

NEWS 22 June 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

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Protest held as advisory group publishes 25 recommendations for Scottish economy.

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-call-for-fair-and-green-recovery

Message is clear: don’t scrap Human Rights Act

NEWS 12 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

Amnesty International poll finds only 3% of Scots say it should be the most important priority for the UK government.

https://tfn.scot/news/little-appetite-to-scrap-human-rights-act

Concerns raised over human rights in prison

NEWS 11 October 2019 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Campaigners have called for an urgent government response to a new report detailing serious concerns about practices in prisons and police custody

https://tfn.scot/news/concerns-raised-over-human-rights-in-prison

Scotland’s largest conservation charity could merge with government body

NEWS 22 March 2017 by Susan Smith

Culture & Leisure

The National Trust for Scotland chief executive says it is "almost inevitable" it will merge with the government body for historic buildings

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-largest-conservation-charity-could-merge-with-government-body

Housing body fears UK plans to cut energy saving programme

NEWS 27 March 2014 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Housing body is worried Westminster government plans to cut an energy efficiency scheme that is helping tackle fuel poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/fears-for-home-eco-scheme

Universal Credit creating homelessness in Scotland

NEWS 27 September 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Leading charity warns new system is creating greater levels of poverty and exacerbating homelessness

https://tfn.scot/news/universal-credit-creating-homelessness-in-scotland

Unpaid carers are losing out on the millions they were promised

NEWS 12 March 2019 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

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No consistency in how local authorities spend government funding

https://tfn.scot/news/unpaid-carers-still-losing-out

Westminster means testing plan could see disabled lose jobs

NEWS 22 May 2018 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

A key employment subsidy is to be axed – putting more than 600 disabled workers in Scotland out of work

https://tfn.scot/news/westminster-means-testing-plan-could-see-disabled-lose-jobs

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Missed poverty targets but charities still praise Scottish Government

Budget cuts show disregard for survivors of rape and sexual violence

Campaigners call for “fair and green” recovery

Message is clear: don’t scrap Human Rights Act

Concerns raised over human rights in prison

Scotland’s largest conservation charity could merge with government body

Housing body fears UK plans to cut energy saving programme

Universal Credit creating homelessness in Scotland

Unpaid carers are losing out on the millions they were promised

Westminster means testing plan could see disabled lose jobs

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