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Charities back period poverty bill

NEWS 15 January 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

A host of organisations have backed calls by a Labour MSP to ensure that women have a legal right to free sanitary products

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-back-period-poverty-bill

£500m for Faslane while people die on benefits

NEWS 31 August 2015 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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Scottish CND has hit out at the UK government’s announcement that £500 million will be spent on the nuclear sub base at Faslane

https://tfn.scot/news/500m-for-faslane-while-people-die-on-benefits

Budget 2018: protect cash for care leavers

NEWS 11 December 2018 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

A charity has called on the Scottish Government to protect cash earmarked for care leavers

https://tfn.scot/news/budget-2018-protect-cash-for-care-leavers

Charity gets half a million to tackle period poverty

NEWS 5 September 2019 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

More people from low-income households will soon be able to access free period products

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-gets-half-a-million-to-tackle-period-poverty

Grenfell: government must stop assault on health and safety

NEWS 21 June 2017 by Graham Martin

Regeneration & Housing

Charities have joined experts in demanding the UK government abandon deregulation of health and safety regulations following the Grenfell tragedy

https://tfn.scot/news/grenfell-government-must-stop-assault-on-health-and-safety

Coronavirus: fundraisers told to keep calm and carry on

NEWS 6 March 2020 by Graham Martin

Management

Fundraisers and charities should go ahead with planned events – despite the growing coronavirus outbreak

https://tfn.scot/news/coronavirus-fundraisers-told-to-keep-calm-and-carry-on

Protestors want action on global climate change

NEWS 13 October 2017 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Activists inflated a huge warming earth globe outside Scottish Government HQ to highlight the emergency of climate change

https://tfn.scot/news/protestors-want-action-on-global-climate-change

Ten point plan to tackle funeral poverty announced

NEWS 8 August 2017 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

The Scottish Government hopes to launch Funeral Expense Assistance within two years

https://tfn.scot/news/ten-point-plan-to-tackle-funeral-poverty-announced

Vigil being held for claimants “killed as a result of welfare reforms”

NEWS 2 December 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

“Victims” of the Tory government’s welfare cuts' regime will be commemorated with a candlelight vigil in Edinburgh tomorrow (3 December)

https://tfn.scot/news/vigil-being-held-for-claimants-killed-as-a-result-of-welfare-reforms

Tories accused of benefit fraud witch hunt

NEWS 16 January 2018 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Few allegations are ever proven, data reveals

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-accused-of-benefit-fraud-witch-hunt

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Charities back period poverty bill

£500m for Faslane while people die on benefits

Budget 2018: protect cash for care leavers

Charity gets half a million to tackle period poverty

Grenfell: government must stop assault on health and safety

Coronavirus: fundraisers told to keep calm and carry on

Protestors want action on global climate change

Ten point plan to tackle funeral poverty announced

Vigil being held for claimants “killed as a result of welfare reforms”

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