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A report into benefit sanctions by homelessness charity Crisis has revealed a postcode lottery where people are more likely to be penalised than others.The report found significant variations in sanction rates in different parts of the UK with Aberdeenshire and Clackmannanshire among the areas where

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A new report from a coalition of major UK churches has revealed that around 6,500 children in Scotland were affected by benefit sanctions in 2013/14. Today’s report, Time to Rethink Benefit Sanctions reveals that around 100,000 children were affected by benefit sanctions in 2013-14 across the Unit

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Rent arrears for council homes across Scotland have increased by £10 million in a year, according to new figures. Updated statistics on Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Local Authority Housing Income and Expenditure (2014/15) found that, rent arrears on all properties on councils’ HRAs stood at £50

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