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Call for CCTV in abattoirs to protect animals from abuse

NEWS 24 July 2017 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

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Animal rights groups are backing a petition calling for all slaughterhouses to have cameras to help prevent animal abuse

https://tfn.scot/news/animal-protection-charities-call-for-abattoir-cctv-implementation

Charitable status could put your sports club in a different league

OPINION 9 September 2015 Guest post

Culture & Leisure

Alastair Keatinge explains how becoming a charity can bring tax reliefs or new sources of funding to sports clubs

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charitable-status-could-put-your-sports-club-in-a-different-league

Thousands of disabled Scots to lose Mobility allowance

NEWS 9 February 2016 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

1 comment

New assessment process means thousands of Scots are losing specially adapted vehicles vital for their independence

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-of-disabled-scots-to-lose-mobility-allowance

Tory cuts to cost disabled £50 a week by 2020

NEWS 19 September 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

3 comments

Disabled households are already suffering from cuts to their incomes but there's much more to come

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-cuts-to-cost-disabled-50-a-week-by-2020

Universal Credit leaving claimants out of pocket

NEWS 23 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart

Social Justice & Poverty

CAS said some families were losing out on £90 a week after signing on to the new benefit.

https://tfn.scot/news/universal-credit-leaving-claimants-out-of-pocket

Victim Support Scotland in turmoil

NEWS 8 June 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

1 comment

Redundancies, grievances and a fall out with the board lead to concerns over a vital fund

https://tfn.scot/news/victim-support-scotland-in-turmoil

Women’s Fund Scotland to expand thanks to Tampon Tax

NEWS 17 March 2016 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a major cash injection for the Women's Fund Scotland as part of this year's Tampon Tax Fund

https://tfn.scot/news/womens-fund-scotland-to-expand-thanks-to-tampon-tax

Vulnerable people still unable to access food

NEWS 2 July 2020 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

1 comment

The survey by Which?, found that almost half of those shielding in Scotland have been unable to access vital supplies

https://tfn.scot/news/vulnerable-people-still-unable-to-access-food

Flawed Universal Credit causing misery to claimants

NEWS 7 June 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

2 comments

Advice charity warns flaws must be fixed before Universal Credit is rolled out across the country

https://tfn.scot/news/flawed-universal-credit-causing-misery-to-claimants

Food poverty hitting Scots children in lockdown

NEWS 3 June 2020 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Emergency food requests rise on the back of the economic crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/food-poverty-hitting-scots-children-in-lockdown

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Call for CCTV in abattoirs to protect animals from abuse

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Tory cuts to cost disabled £50 a week by 2020

Universal Credit leaving claimants out of pocket

Victim Support Scotland in turmoil

Women’s Fund Scotland to expand thanks to Tampon Tax

Vulnerable people still unable to access food

Flawed Universal Credit causing misery to claimants

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