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Charities criticise Home Office for UK ban on teenage refugees

NEWS 17 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Unaccompanied teenage refugees from countries other than Syria and Sudan will not be allowed to enter the UK from Calais

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-criticise-home-office-for-uk-ban-on-teenage-refugees

Charities welcome plan to improve lives of disabled people

NEWS 5 December 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

Charities have welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s plan to transform the lives of disabled people

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-plan-to-improve-lives-of-disabled-people

£3m up for grabs for new social enterprise startups

NEWS 12 April 2017 by Paul Cardwell

Funding & Finance

The Scottish Government has announced new funding as part of its social enterprise strategy, which also includes the creation of a Buy Social certificate

https://tfn.scot/news/1m-up-for-grabs-for-new-social-enterprise-startups

One in five Scots earns less than the real living wage

NEWS 19 December 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Social Justice & Poverty

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Employers urged to pay their staff fairly as it emerges half a million Scots are paid less than the real living wage

https://tfn.scot/news/report-shows-one-in-five-scots-earns-less-than-the-real-living-wage

Poverty in Britain must not be swept under the carpet

OPINION 19 November 2018 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

TFN reporter Gareth Jones analyses UN rapporteur Philip Alston's findings on poverty in modern Britain

https://tfn.scot/opinion/poverty-in-britain-must-be-at-the-forefront-of-the-news-agenda

Charities won’t be silenced by Lobbying Act

NEWS 6 January 2015 by Graham Martin

Management

Lobbying Act will stifle debate

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-wont-be-silenced-by-lobbying-act

An increasing child’s portion – we need a budget to prevent poverty and support struggling families

OPINION 2 December 2024 by Claire Telfer

Families & Young People

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Claire Telfer of Save The Children on the upcoming Scottish budget

https://tfn.scot/opinion/an-increasing-childs-portion-we-need-a-budget-to-prevent-poverty-and-support-struggling-families

How Scotland has been encouraging England to improve transgender equality

OPINION 26 July 2017 Guest post

Health & Social Care

James Morton believes Scotland's progress with transgender rights is a model for the rest of the UK

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-scotland-has-been-encouraging-england-to-improve-transgender-equality

Massive support for animal circus ban

NEWS 26 June 2015 by Rab Armour

Culture & Leisure

Most Scots back a ban on wild animals being made to perform in circuses

https://tfn.scot/news/massive-support-for-animal-circus-ban

Benefits crisis drives families to foodbanks

NEWS 21 September 2015 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Increasing foodbank use down to benefit changes report finds

https://tfn.scot/news/foodbank-use-linked-to-benefit-problems-says-report

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Charities criticise Home Office for UK ban on teenage refugees

Charities welcome plan to improve lives of disabled people

£3m up for grabs for new social enterprise startups

One in five Scots earns less than the real living wage

Poverty in Britain must not be swept under the carpet

Charities won’t be silenced by Lobbying Act

An increasing child’s portion – we need a budget to prevent poverty and support struggling families

How Scotland has been encouraging England to improve transgender equality

Massive support for animal circus ban

Benefits crisis drives families to foodbanks

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