About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence in advance of the oral evidence,As SCVO's Charities, Scotland & Holyrood: Twenty Years Delivering Change details, the voluntary sector,, for housing as a welfare right, and for local transport solutions that give affordable access.,Fair procurement is not only about providing the funding it costs to deliver a well-run service or programme,that fair, flexible, and accessible funding – including multi-year funding with greater flexibility
https://scvo.scot/p/53665/2022/09/14/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-sectors-role-in-reducing-inequalities-alleviating-poverty
vulnerable and struggling to participate in society and the economy on an equal footing e.g. three year,SCVO has called for the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill to have a clear rights focus, given the nature,of the Fund.,Lastly, the work to take forward the Scottish National Action Plan on Human Rights (SNAP) must continue,Group on Welfare[xxiii] ; this must be reflected in how future powers over welfare and other areas are
https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights
Impact of Welfare Reform and Work Bill
We would like to raise concerns with the Committee about the potential,impact of the recent Emergency Budget announcements and the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on the devolution,SCVO’s “Positive Principles” paper and the Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform.,Campaign on Welfare Reform, and work carried out by Engender and others is beginning to explore delivery,We must examine whether the “Fit for Work” approach driven by the UK Government (and also funded by the
https://scvo.scot/p/10048/2015/08/31/call-for-evidence-welfare-reform-committee-the-future-of-social-security
The potential impact of this clause on the Scottish Government’s widening of the Scottish Welfare Fund,Clause 20 – Regulated Social Fund Amendment 115 – we would be less willing to support this, if it meant,This issue was raised during the passage of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act.,It is vital that those sanctioned can have access to the Scottish Welfare Fund.,This is one element of good practice within the Fund which the third sector campaigned for.
https://scvo.scot/p/9442/2015/06/26/scvo-briefing-scotland-bill-committee-stage-third-day-clauses-19-30-part-3
About Youth, Edinburgh About Youth, Edinburgh will deliver a project working with young people aged 16,We will work with 15-20 people in Dundee who are struggling with poverty or inequality, through developing,Association which has been working with older adults for over 65 years.,Sovereign Credit Union, Cumnock Over the past 2 years we have delivered talks about money management,Through this funding we will make a start on this by setting up welfare advice surgeries, delivered by
https://scvo.scot/p/14329/2017/01/18/successful-applications-to-the-community-capacity-resilience-fund-phase-two
For example, the devolution of welfare powers and pre-existing commitments in the realm of health policy,How you contract shapes what is delivered.,Fair work The UK Government’s National Living Wage and the Scottish Government’s ‘real’ living wage commitment,Scottish Government should not rely on unpaid care at the expense of funding and investment in statutory,change.
https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland