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Postcode lottery “can cost foster parents £6,000 a year”

NEWS 27 January 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Families & Young People

A charity is calling for a national minimum allowance for foster families.

https://tfn.scot/news/postcode-lottery-can-cost-foster-parents-6000-a-year

Human rights must be at the heart of recovery

NEWS 29 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

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Decisions made to ensure that Scotland recovers from Covid-19 must be human rights-based, a new report has recommended

https://tfn.scot/news/human-rights-must-be-at-the-heart-of-recovery

Minister hears social care Brexit concerns

NEWS 5 November 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Ben MacPherson MSP visited Camphill Tiphereth to hear more about what impact Brexit will have

https://tfn.scot/news/minister-hears-social-care-brexit-concerns

Scotland urges world leaders to wake up to climate change

NEWS 2 December 2019 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Scots-based coaliton takes message to governments

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-urges-world-leaders-to-wake-up-to-climate-change

Halt the big robbery at the lottery, says Unite

NEWS 24 November 2015 by Susan Smith

Funding & Finance

Trade union Unite has joined charities in a last minute call for the UK Government not to cut funding for the Big Lottery Fund

https://tfn.scot/news/halt-the-big-robbery-at-the-lottery

No justice behind tax havens experts warn

NEWS 9 May 2016 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

No justification for tax havens says Oxfam

https://tfn.scot/news/no-justice-behind-tax-havens-experts-warn

Glasgow in air pollution league of shame

NEWS 13 May 2016 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

The new Scottish Government must do more to tackle air pollution – after it was revealed that Glasgow has failed to meet World Health Organisation

https://tfn.scot/news/glasgow-in-air-pollution-league-of-shame

School uniform costs soar to £130

NEWS 8 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Families & Young People

Parents are struggling to fund kids return to school as costs of uniforms soar while some councils offer as little as £20 to poorest families

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-grant-equality-as-charity-reveals-cost-of-school-uniforms

New government minimum wage is not a Living Wage

NEWS 1 April 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

New minimum wage rates come into force today but campaigners remind it falls well short of Living Wage rates

https://tfn.scot/news/new-government-minimum-wage-rate-is-not-a-living-wage

New apprenticeship scheme results in race for funding

OPINION 12 September 2017 by Gareth Jones

Funding & Finance

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisation’s policy officer Ruth Boyle looks at the issues around the Flexible Workforce Development Fund

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-apprenticeship-scheme-results-in-race-for-funding

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Postcode lottery “can cost foster parents £6,000 a year”

Human rights must be at the heart of recovery

Minister hears social care Brexit concerns

Scotland urges world leaders to wake up to climate change

Halt the big robbery at the lottery, says Unite

No justice behind tax havens experts warn

Glasgow in air pollution league of shame

School uniform costs soar to £130

New government minimum wage is not a Living Wage

New apprenticeship scheme results in race for funding

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