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Campaigners welcome period poverty U-turn

NEWS 20 February 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Government is to support a bill making sanitary products free for all.

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-welcome-period-poverty-u-turn

Plans to improve voluntary sector funding welcomed

NEWS 12 November 2019 by Gareth Jones

Management

Moves to ensure greater stability for voluntary sector funding have been welcomed

https://tfn.scot/news/plans-to-improve-voluntary-sector-funding-welcomed

Cash for CAS as unprecedented demand takes its toll

NEWS 7 January 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Welfare reform has put unprecedented pressure on Citizens Advice Scotland services - leading to cash injection

https://tfn.scot/news/cash-for-cas-as-unprecedented-demand-takes-its-toll

This government cares not one jot for the ordinary people of this country

OPINION 19 January 2017 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Maggie Lennon says those who voted for Brexit now appear to have been turkeys voting for their own early Christmas

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-government-cares-not-one-jot-for-the-ordinary-people-of-this-country

Scottish charities to be hit by new employer tax

OPINION 11 January 2016 Guest post

Management

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Ruchir Shah explains how voluntary organisations that employ staff will be affected by the new Apprenticeship Levy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-charities-to-be-hit-by-new-employer-tax

Scotland’s Social Security Agency is already failing minorities

OPINION 19 October 2018 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Mark Griffin MSP believes Scotland's flagship Social Security Agency has already failed minorities despite it claiming to be a model of inclusion

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-social-security-agency-is-already-failing-minorities

SNP disability regulations underwhelming and unambitious

OPINION 27 January 2022 by Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP

Social Justice & Poverty

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Plans for Scotland’s replacement for Personal Independence Payment do not go far enough

https://tfn.scot/opinion/snp-disability-regulations-underwhelming-and-unambitious

Election 2019: Scottish National Party

OPINION 20 November 2019 Guest post

Management

Ian Blackford of the SNP makes his party's pitch to the third sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/election-2019-scottish-national-party

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

Welfare cuts will make 1,000 vulnerable young Scots homeless

NEWS 28 July 2015 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

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Warnings made that an extra 1,000 young Scots will be made homeless if Tories' housing benefit cap is enforced

https://tfn.scot/news/welfare-cuts-will-make-1000-vulnerable-young-scots-homeless

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Campaigners welcome period poverty U-turn

Plans to improve voluntary sector funding welcomed

Cash for CAS as unprecedented demand takes its toll

This government cares not one jot for the ordinary people of this country

Scottish charities to be hit by new employer tax

Scotland’s Social Security Agency is already failing minorities

SNP disability regulations underwhelming and unambitious

Election 2019: Scottish National Party

Windfarm cash cut is a huge step backwards

Welfare cuts will make 1,000 vulnerable young Scots homeless

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