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New Year boost for Scottish charities
ScotGov: Welfare reform advice fund tops £4m
Minister visits Cardiff Samaritans to highlight plan to reduce suicide & self-harm
WAG: First recipients of £10m capital fund to tackle poverty announced
£20.6m Lottery boost for 7 public parks
CCWater: Assistance schemes can help struggling customers keep their head above water ~ Fat Cat Tuesday highlights need for all workers’ wages to grow, says TUC
HL: First, a new programme from Fulfilling Lives which supports adults with multiple needs, and the huge impact it has had on one of the people they support
CAB: Problems with slimming pills increase by more than 710% in two years – (2,000 people a day to seek debt help from CAB as they reopen after the Christmas break ~ CAB - Payday loan cap “should be a limit not a target” ~ Families “starting the year in the red” with record demand for credit)
New basic fee-free bank accounts to help millions manage their money
Charity Commission: Report of case involving village hall charity
Hundreds of rural charities are being urged to apply to a £25m fund for new minibuses before time runs out this week
BIG: Lottery grants boost new year employment prospects

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