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Is universal credit an unmitigated disaster?

POLL 10 July 2018 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

This week leading housing bodies joined to condemn the "flawed" universal credit roll out. Is it a disaster?

https://tfn.scot/polls/is-universal-credit-an-unmitigated-disaster

Charity calls for ‘root and branch’ review of child maintenance

NEWS 5 August 2019 by Gavin Stuart

Families & Young People

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New figures reveal a £1bn shortfall in payments collected from non-resident parents.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-root-and-branch-review-of-child-maintenance

Charity helping key staff to remain working

NEWS 20 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Flexible Childcare Services Scotland has developed software that will help key workers to access childcare

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-helping-key-staff-to-remain-working

“Business as usual” for Scottish hunts

NEWS 27 April 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Culture & Leisure

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Video footage shows the need for a complete ban, charity says.

https://tfn.scot/news/business-as-usual-for-scottish-hunts

Charity works with police to curb disabled people’s anxiety

NEWS 7 May 2020 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

Digital image of rights curbs disabled people's anxiety during lockdown

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-works-with-police-to-curb-disabled-peoples-anxiety

Call for visa fees for social care workers to be scrapped

NEWS 12 May 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Scottish charities have called upon Home Secretary Priti Patel to include social care staff in plans to review visa fees for foreign workers

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-visa-fees-for-social-care-workers-to-be-scrapped

Charity warns of stroke care crisis

NEWS 1 September 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland has seen demand for its services double during the lockdown

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-warns-of-stroke-care-crisis

Covid-19 increases stress for refugees

NEWS 10 September 2020 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

Many of those with refugee status, or who have applied for asylum, have described their mental health as poor or very poor

https://tfn.scot/news/covid-19-increases-stress-for-refugees

Time to deliver on poverty targets

OPINION 22 March 2018 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

John Dickie, director of the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland, analyses the latest poverty statistics

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-to-deliver-on-poverty-targets

Scotland joins the world in uniting against female genital mutilation

NEWS 6 February 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Government has teamed up with Scottish charities to speak out on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-joins-the-world-in-uniting-against-female-genital-mutilation

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