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Hidden change to benefits could make more people homeless

NEWS 9 June 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Charities lobby government to drop hidden changes to housing benefit which vulnerable can't afford

https://tfn.scot/news/hidden-change-to-benefits-could-make-more-people-homeless

Scottish charity gets £5m government cash boost

NEWS 3 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Environment & International

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Mary’s Meals is to benefit from UK government’s Department for International Development match funding programme

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charity-gets-5m-government-cash-boost

Windfarm cash cut is a huge step backwards

NEWS 18 June 2015 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

A controversial decision to axe key funding for onshore windfarms has been slammed as a huge backward step by a leading environmental group

https://tfn.scot/news/windfarm-cash-cut-is-a-huge-step-backwards

£16.9m emergency hospice funding agreed

NEWS 24 March 2021 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

#NeverMoreNeeded

The vital funding will allow hospices to continue to battle through the Covid-19 pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/16-9m-emergency-hospice-funding-agreed

Tories set to press ahead with devastating cuts to international aid

NEWS 8 June 2021 by Graham Martin

Management

Environment & International

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Commons rebellion stymied by the speaker

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-set-to-press-ahead-with-devastating-cuts-to-international-aid

Cuts to international aid will prove fatal as MPs vote to slash budget

NEWS 14 July 2021 by Rab Armour

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Environment & International

Huge backlash from the international aid sector

https://tfn.scot/news/cuts-to-international-aid-will-prove-fatal-as-mps-vote-to-slash-budget

Leading climate scientist demands government rejects new oil field

NEWS 14 July 2021 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Cambo field has potential to extract 800 million barrels of oil

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-climate-scientist-demands-government-rejects-new-oil-field

Food poverty is a national emergency - governments must act now

NEWS 14 June 2022 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

The crisis is acute – but the response from those in power has been lacking

https://tfn.scot/news/food-poverty-is-a-national-emergency-governments-must-act-now

Scotland urged to choose right path on climate emergency

NEWS 21 March 2023 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

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On Monday the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Synthesis Report.

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-urged-to-choose-right-path-on-climate-emergency

Charities call on first minister to do more to tackle fuel poverty

NEWS 19 November 2024 by Niall Christie

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Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

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The letter was also signed by more than a dozen charities and campaigners working to end fuel poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-on-first-minister-to-do-more-to-tackle-fuel-poverty

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Hidden change to benefits could make more people homeless

Scottish charity gets £5m government cash boost

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£16.9m emergency hospice funding agreed

Tories set to press ahead with devastating cuts to international aid

Cuts to international aid will prove fatal as MPs vote to slash budget

Leading climate scientist demands government rejects new oil field

Food poverty is a national emergency - governments must act now

Scotland urged to choose right path on climate emergency

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