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Campaigns demand better funding for debt advice services

NEWS 19 June 2023 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Power to The People and Unite For A Workers’ Economy are launching a campaign to highlight the importance of local debt advice

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigns-demand-better-funding-for-debt-advice-services

Catalogue of failings show housing association misled tenants

NEWS 22 June 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Report shows association was so badly governed regulator had to take over control to protect tenants

https://tfn.scot/news/catalogue-of-failings-show-housing-association-misled-tenants

Scotland facing care home crisis

NEWS 7 February 2018 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Urgent action needed to protect vulnerable residents

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-facing-care-home-crisis

Housing bodies condemn Universal Credit rent arrears chaos

NEWS 10 July 2018 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Social housing tenants that have been moved onto the new Universal Credit benefits system are twice as likely to build up rent arrears

https://tfn.scot/news/all-uk-housing-groups-condemn-flawed-universal-credit

Nature charity takes Scottish Government to court

NEWS 8 December 2020 by Rab Armour

Management

Environment & International

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Crowdfunding needed to finance legal bid

https://tfn.scot/news/nature-charity-takes-scottish-government-to-court

Sturgeon must urgently help low income families

NEWS 13 May 2020 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Campaigners say families need an extra £10 per child per week

https://tfn.scot/news/sturgeon-must-urgently-help-low-income-families

UN savages Tory welfare reforms

NEWS 8 November 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

Tory attacks on the rights and dignity of disabled people have been savaged by the United Nations

https://tfn.scot/news/un-savages-tory-welfare-reforms

Charities urge government to push retailers for more braille labelling

NEWS 12 October 2021 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Call comes during National Braille Week

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-urge-government-to-push-retailers-for-more-braille-labelling

"Do the right thing": Calls for bridging payments to be widened amid crisis

NEWS 15 August 2022 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Over 120 groups have come together to sign an open letter to the First Minister, urging her to “continue to do the right thing”.

https://tfn.scot/news/do-the-right-thing-calls-for-bridging-payments-to-be-widened-amid-crisis

Charity Finance Group calls for further increase to audit threshold

NEWS 21 November 2025 by Niall Christie

Management

Funding & Finance

2 comments

The Scottish Government has said threshold for charities will increase from £500,000 to £1million.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-finance-group-calls-for-further-increase-to-audit-threshold

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Campaigns demand better funding for debt advice services

Catalogue of failings show housing association misled tenants

Scotland facing care home crisis

Housing bodies condemn Universal Credit rent arrears chaos

Nature charity takes Scottish Government to court

Sturgeon must urgently help low income families

UN savages Tory welfare reforms

Charities urge government to push retailers for more braille labelling

"Do the right thing": Calls for bridging payments to be widened amid crisis

Charity Finance Group calls for further increase to audit threshold

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