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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

Influential groups ramp up pressure on Scottish Government over housing emergency

NEWS 20 June 2024 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

Clear action is called for

https://tfn.scot/news/influential-groups-ramp-up-pressure-on-scottish-government-over-housing-emergency

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

UK’s civic space ‘heavily damaged’, annual review finds

NEWS 18 February 2026 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Bond has released its third and final annual UK civic space review.

https://tfn.scot/news/uks-civic-space-heavily-damaged-annual-review-find

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

Tories face interrogation on human rights abuses

NEWS 23 October 2015 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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Westminster's human rights record in the spotlight

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-face-interrogation-on-human-rights-abuses

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

Week of action demands end to disability benefit cuts

NEWS 27 June 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/week-of-action-demands-end-to-disability-benefit-cuts

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

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

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Missed poverty targets but charities still praise Scottish Government

Influential groups ramp up pressure on Scottish Government over housing emergency

Budget cuts show disregard for survivors of rape and sexual violence

UK’s civic space ‘heavily damaged’, annual review finds

Housing body fears UK plans to cut energy saving programme

Tories face interrogation on human rights abuses

Message is clear: don’t scrap Human Rights Act

Week of action demands end to disability benefit cuts

Scotland’s largest conservation charity could merge with government body

Universal Credit creating homelessness in Scotland

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