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Families should help out more with social care, say Edinburgh health bosses

NEWS 7 June 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) will consult on plans which aim to see people receive greater support from their families

https://tfn.scot/news/social-care-plans-to-call-for-greater-reliance-from-families

Scots charities fire welfare warning to UK government

NEWS 30 June 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Warning that Scots can't tolerate any more welfare cuts

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-charities-fire-warning-to-uk-government

Universal Credit must be halted warns charity

NEWS 12 September 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Flaws in the system means those already on meagre incomes lose out more

https://tfn.scot/news/universal-credit-must-be-halted-warns-charity

Scrap “discredited” council tax says prominent group

NEWS 22 February 2015 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Group of campaigners and academics forms to offer an alternative to the council tax

https://tfn.scot/news/scrap-discredited-council-tax-says-prominent-group

UK Government in refugee funding u-turn

NEWS 4 October 2019 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

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A charity has hit out after being informed that funding to help refugees settle in the UK will cease in the event of a no-deal Brexit

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-in-refugee-funding-u-turn

Terror threat is growing from far right hate groups

NEWS 2 March 2018 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

1 comment

The threat posed by far right and fascist groups is morphing – from boots on the streets thugs to tech-savvy online hate peddlers

https://tfn.scot/news/terror-threat-is-growing-from-far-right-hate-groups

Voter ID risks ‘Windrush scandal for democracy’

NEWS 15 October 2019 by Gavin Stuart

Social Justice & Poverty

Tory plans to force voters to present ID could disenfranchise millions, campaigners warn.

https://tfn.scot/news/voter-id-risks-windrush-scandal-for-democracy

Young families failed by UK asylum system, report finds

NEWS 6 December 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Families & Young People

Pregnant asylum seekers and those with newborn babies are being housed in filthy, cockroach-infested flats by UK Government contractors in Glasgow

https://tfn.scot/news/young-families-failed-by-uk-asylum-system-report-finds

Oil and gas profiteering amid energy crisis highlight broken system, campaigners say

NEWS 3 February 2022 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

2 comments

Ofgem announced a 54 per cent increase in the energy price cap, due to rising global gas prices.

https://tfn.scot/news/oil-and-gas-profiteering-amid-energy-crisis-highlight-broken-system-campaigners-say

Charity survey reveals Scots on the breadline as cost continue to rise

NEWS 20 March 2023 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

More than 600,000 Scots have no cash after paying bills

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-survey-reveals-scots-on-the-breadline-as-cost-continue-to-rise

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Voter ID risks ‘Windrush scandal for democracy’

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