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Extra £47m to tackle hated bedroom tax

NEWS 6 March 2017 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

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Ministers announce more funding to counteract bedroom tax in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/extra-47m-to-tackle-hated-bedroom-tax

Young families face "staggering" hardship levels - and need more support

NEWS 1 September 2022 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

One Parent Families Scotland and Child Poverty Action Group urge Scottish Government to act

https://tfn.scot/news/young-families-face-staggering-hardship-levels-and-need-more-support

Ready for Retirement? Pensions and Bangladeshi Self-employment

This report explores these issues in detail and in the context of government reforms to pensions.,It recommends ways in which the government and other institutions can improve pension outcomes for black

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/ready-for-retirement-pensions-and-bangladeshi-self-employment

Systematic Reviews and Policy Transfer for Scotland

There has been limited use of systematic reviews to inform policy in the Scottish Government to date.,in the first two terms of devolved government over 150 separate evaluations were commissioned to inform

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/systematic-reviews-and-policy-transfer-for-scotland

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2009: Public Attitudes to Drugs and Drug Use in Scotland

The questions were funded by the Scottish Government?,included new questions about drug misuse and drug policy in Scotland, in light of the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scottish-social-attitudes-survey-2009-public-attitudes-to-drugs-and-drug-use-in-scotland

Research Summary: Public views on the enabling state

Carnegie believe the results demonstrate that there is an appetite for more enabling forms of government,To find out how governments can do this successfully see also Route Map to an Enabling State.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/research-summary-public-views-on-the-enabling-state

The Opportunities and Challenges of the Changing Public Services Landscape for the Third Sector in Scotland: a Longitudinal Study - Year One Report: Baseline Findings

This work was commissioned by the Scottish Government and using qualitative case studies and focus groups,The Scottish Government has acknowledged that the third sector has a key role to play in delivering public

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-opportunities-and-challenges-of-the-changing-public-services-landscape-for-the-third-sector-in-scotland-a-longitudinal-study-year-one-report-baseline-findings

Disabled People, Unpaid Carers and the Cost of Living Crisis: Impacts, Responses and Long Term Solutions

recommendations the report makes are: Emergency cost of living payments should be a priority for the Scottish Government,The UK Government should uprate reserved social security payments in line with inflation.,Both Governments take actions to address the root causes of the crisis by investing in renewable energy

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/disabled-people-unpaid-carers-and-the-cost-of-living-crisis-impacts-responses-and-long-term-solutions

Government confirm blocking of gender reform will not be appealed

NEWS 20 December 2023 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

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The bill passed with a huge majority in Holyrood last year.

https://tfn.scot/news/government-confirm-blocking-of-gender-reform-will-not-be-appealed

No more excuses over multi-year funding

OPINION 9 March 2022 by Paul Bradley

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Organisations must rally together to secure a spending review that delivers for Scotland’s voluntary sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/no-more-excuses-over-multi-year-funding

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Extra £47m to tackle hated bedroom tax

Young families face "staggering" hardship levels - and need more support

Ready for Retirement? Pensions and Bangladeshi Self-employment

Systematic Reviews and Policy Transfer for Scotland

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2009: Public Attitudes to Drugs and Drug Use in Scotland

Research Summary: Public views on the enabling state

The Opportunities and Challenges of the Changing Public Services Landscape for the Third Sector in Scotland: a Longitudinal Study - Year One Report: Baseline Findings

Disabled People, Unpaid Carers and the Cost of Living Crisis: Impacts, Responses and Long Term Solutions

Government confirm blocking of gender reform will not be appealed

No more excuses over multi-year funding

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