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Charities call for change of direction in Scottish social security

NEWS 7 September 2021 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Two charities have called on the Scottish Government to scrap a “cruel” disability assessment rule

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-change-of-direction-in-scottish-social-security

Charities savage Scottish Government as it ditches climate pledge

NEWS 18 April 2024 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

1 comment

"Re-writing Scotland’s climate rulebook is an acute global embarrassment"

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-savage-scottish-government-as-it-ditches-climate-pledge

If not the bedroom tax, then what?

FEATURE 7 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull

Regeneration & Housing

Axing the under-occupancy charge doesn’t address the problems the UK government set out to solve so if not the bedroom tax then what?

https://tfn.scot/features/if-not-the-bedroom-tax-then-what

System to help disabled into work sidelines mental health problems

OPINION 6 November 2015 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Toni Giugliano explains why the Access to Work system for disabled Scots is failing people with mental health problems

https://tfn.scot/opinion/system-to-help-disabled-into-work-sidelines-mental-health-problems

An imperfect plan: women's and child poverty must be explicitly linked

OPINION 21 April 2022 by Ruth Boyle

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

2 comments

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-child-poverty-delivery-plan-maintains-a-strong-focus-on-work-and-earnings-but-the-need-to-address-womens-poverty-is-less-visible

Human rights and the Programme for Government: if not now, when?

OPINION 2 September 2024 by Emma Hutton

Social Justice & Poverty

Emma Hutton looks ahead to this week’s Holyrood policy announcements – and says ministers must match talk with action

https://tfn.scot/opinion/human-rights-and-the-programme-for-government-if-not-now-when

New government programme: third sector reacts

NEWS 6 September 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

1 comment

Scotland’s third sector has been responding to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s programme for government

https://tfn.scot/news/new-government-programme-third-sector-reacts

Scottish charities back inquiries into historic child abuse

NEWS 8 July 2014 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

1 comment

Scottish child protection charities say inquiries provide an opportunity to shed light on the darkest corners of the UK establishment

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charities-back-inquiries-into-historic-child-abuse

Relief for voluntary sector as PVG fee waiver retained

NEWS 27 January 2025 by Niall Christie

Management

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

#Law

1 comment

The Scottish Government announced they would not go ahead with plans to replace the scheme.

https://tfn.scot/news/relief-for-voluntary-sector-as-pvg-fee-waiver-retained

UK government savaged for plunging people into poverty

NEWS 16 November 2018 by Gareth Jones

Management

2 comments

The United Nations rapporteur for extreme poverty and human rights has said withdrawing support for those most in need is ideological

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-has-abandoned-those-in-poverty

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Charities call for change of direction in Scottish social security

Charities savage Scottish Government as it ditches climate pledge

If not the bedroom tax, then what?

System to help disabled into work sidelines mental health problems

An imperfect plan: women's and child poverty must be explicitly linked

Human rights and the Programme for Government: if not now, when?

New government programme: third sector reacts

Scottish charities back inquiries into historic child abuse

Relief for voluntary sector as PVG fee waiver retained

UK government savaged for plunging people into poverty

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