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Older Scots struggling to pay fuel bills

NEWS 22 February 2018 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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More than one in four older Scots with health conditions are struggling to pay their fuel bills, according to new research by Age Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/older-scots-struggling-to-pay-fuel-bills

Exploitation, misery and death – how the asylum process crushes refugees

NEWS 25 May 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

Destitution is built into the asylum process – and drives exploitation, ill health, misery and death

https://tfn.scot/news/exploitation-misery-and-death-how-the-asylum-process-crushes-refugees

Workers’ lives blighted by unfair working conditions

NEWS 5 February 2015 by Rab Armour

Management

Report reveals thousands of lives affected by poor working conditions in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/workers-lives-blighted-by-unfair-working-conditions

Is the youth work sector there yet?

OPINION 5 May 2014 by YouthLink Scotland

Families & Young People

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Jim Sweeney, chief executive of YouthLink Scotland, examines the impact of the new National Youth Work Strategy ahead of a debate in the Scottish Parliament

https://tfn.scot/opinion/are-we-there-yet

The importance of getting social security right

OPINION 14 July 2025 by Jonathan Boyd

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

Jonathan Boyd on making sure free, confidential and impartial advice is accessible to everyone

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-importance-of-getting-social-security-right

New neurological strategy welcomed

NEWS 19 December 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Government's first ever Framework for Action to improve care and support for people with neurological conditions like Parkinson’s

https://tfn.scot/news/new-neurological-strategy-welcomed

Third sector core grant will be protected for 2016

NEWS 18 December 2015 by Rab Armour

Management

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Good news for the third sector as central government funding will remain the same

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-core-grant-will-be-protected-for-2016

Warning over increasing homelessness numbers in Scotland

NEWS 28 June 2023 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Between March 2022 and March 2023 there were 9,121 social housing completions against a target of 7,770.

https://tfn.scot/news/warning-over-increasing-homelessness-numbers-in-scotland

Half a million Scots with health conditions miss out on rehab

NEWS 5 October 2023 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

CHSS is calling for the Scottish Government to improve services for people with long-term conditions

https://tfn.scot/news/half-a-million-scots-with-health-conditions-miss-out-on-rehab

Tory ministers told cuts will kill - but pushed ahead with them anyway

NEWS 2 August 2023 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Foreign aid cash slashed to balance the books - condemning thousands to death

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-ministers-told-cuts-will-kill-but-pushed-ahead-with-them-anyway

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Older Scots struggling to pay fuel bills

Exploitation, misery and death – how the asylum process crushes refugees

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Is the youth work sector there yet?

The importance of getting social security right

New neurological strategy welcomed

Third sector core grant will be protected for 2016

Warning over increasing homelessness numbers in Scotland

Half a million Scots with health conditions miss out on rehab

Tory ministers told cuts will kill - but pushed ahead with them anyway

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