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Refugees face shocking levels of destitution

NEWS 5 March 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Refugees are struggling to eat, having to walk miles every day and are being stuck in exploitative relationships, a study has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/refugees-face-shocking-levels-of-destitution

Scotland’s fuel poverty crisis demands action, not just targets

OPINION 30 September 2025 by Tom Barclay

Social Justice & Poverty

Regeneration & Housing

Tom Barclay on working together to address the effects of rising bills

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-fuel-poverty-crisis-demands-action-not-just-targets

Unpaid care work worth £36 billion in Scotland

NEWS 20 January 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

The majority of Scots want to see more money spent on supporting carers, research by Oxfam has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/unpaid-care-work-worth-36-billion-in-scotland

The refugee crisis has not gone away

OPINION 24 October 2019 Guest post

Families & Young People

Robina Qureshi responds to the news that 39 people have been found dead in a lorry in Essex

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-refugee-crisis-has-not-gone-away

Care organisations hit out at visa plan

NEWS 21 July 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Social care staff have not been included in plans to give health workers from the EU priority to work in post-Brexit Britain

https://tfn.scot/news/care-organisations-hit-out-at-visa-plan

Improving transitions to adulthood

OPINION 29 April 2021 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Camphill Scotland and Inclusion Scotland review what commitments Holyrood candidates are making to support those with disabilities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/improving-transitions-to-adulthood

New visa system, new hoops for charities

OPINION 5 May 2015 Guest post

Management

Chris Airey warns the lastest government overhaul of the visa system does not mean charities will have to work less hard to support incoming guests

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-visa-system-new-hoops-for-charities

UBI: A help or a hindrance?

FEATURE 1 March 2020 by Gareth Jones

The idea of creating a basic income to help support Scots and address inequalities is one that has been the subject of much discussion in recent years. However, Gareth Jones hears there are concerns that disabled people could actually be left worse off by the system.

https://tfn.scot/features/ubi-a-help-or-a-hindrance

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Friday 10 July

FEATURE 10 July 2020 by Rab Armour

Management

What is happening in the voluntary sector #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-friday-10-july

Charity labels 500 hospital deaths as “tragic”

NEWS 13 September 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Age Scotland has said the amount of patients who die while waiting for discharge shows the need for urgent action in social care

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-labels-500-hospital-deaths-as-tragic

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Refugees face shocking levels of destitution

Scotland’s fuel poverty crisis demands action, not just targets

Unpaid care work worth £36 billion in Scotland

The refugee crisis has not gone away

Care organisations hit out at visa plan

Improving transitions to adulthood

New visa system, new hoops for charities

UBI: A help or a hindrance?

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Friday 10 July

Charity labels 500 hospital deaths as “tragic”

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