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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.

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Respect for father
Pete Latchford believes its time for dads to be brought in from the cold and given equal rights to mums
OPINION 23 May 2014 Guest post
 
Dads demand equality with mums
Fathers need more recognition of their parenting role both at work and home
NEWS 21 May 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Benefits system is failing says Scottish Government report
Child poverty charity says Westminster and Scottish governments need to do more to help poor families who can't survive on benefits
NEWS 16 May 2014 by Susan Smith
 
Thousands waiting for disability benefit assessment
​The Scottish Parliament's welfare reform committee is seeking people with experience of Personal Independence Payment to tell MSPs their story
NEWS 15 May 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
The story behind foodbank use
Luxury or necessity? Robert Armour talks to Scottish people about why they have turned to foodbanks
FEATURE 14 May 2014 by Robert Armour
 
#belowtheline: Life below the breadline
Jamie Livingstone explains how he coped living on £1 a day for a week, and how it compared to a life of poverty at home or abroad
OPINION 13 May 2014 Guest post
 
#bringbackourgirls: Glasgow protest calls for girls return
Over 200 people attended a Glasgow protest in support of efforts to release abducted Nigerian school girls
NEWS 12 May 2014 by Robert Armour
 
The senselessness of sanctions
Steven McAvoy, Enable welfare rights adviser, recounts an incident that highlights why benefits sanctions don't save money or help people find work
OPINION 12 May 2014 Guest post
 
Struggling Scots not claiming benefits
Charity finds half of Scots entitled to working tax credits may be missing out
NEWS 12 May 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Union claims targets for benefit sanctions do exist in Jobcentres
Evidence of benefit sanction targets has been uncovered by the Public and Commercial Services Union
NEWS 9 May 2014 by Paul Cardwell
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