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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

 
Robert Black argues that housing benefit reform can make a real difference to quality of life

 
Controversy over the the bedroom tax is clouding other equally important housing issues

 
David Ogivie says MPs are right to criticise welfare reforms for failing people with housing support needs

 
Katrina Hamilton explains why Blackwood has set up a welfare reform project to provide peace of mind for both tenants and landlord

 
Dunedin Canmore has learnt valuable lessons in how to support tenants to pay their own rent under Universal Credit

 
The housing bill has many pros but a few cons too, says Shelter Scotland's Fiona King.

 
Andy Milne, chief executive of Scotland's Independent Regeneration Network (Surf), sees grounds for optimism in MSPs report on Scotland's regeneration strategy

 
It's official: the bedroom tax is unworkable, probably costs more than it sets out to save and hits the most vulnerable hardest.