Public Sector FundingDownload PDF Public sector funding of the voluntary sector The following pages pull,together what we know about public sector funding from the latest SCVO Sector Stats, based on analysis,of over 600 charity accounts, with additional information from the Scottish Third Sector Tracker and,Public sector funding made up 40% of the sector’s income in 2023.,Funding has stayed at 2021 levels in cash terms but fell by 5% in real terms (-£177m).

Download PDF The voluntary sector in numbers – key facts There are over 46,500 voluntary sector organisations,in Scotland In a typical year, 4 in 5 households use a voluntary sector service Almost 1 in 3 people,had used a service provided by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022) In 2023 the voluntary sector’s,turnover in Scotland was £9.7bn In 2023 the voluntary sector spent £9.3bn on carrying out its activities,In Scotland last year 830,000 people volunteered The sector looks after substantial assets on behalf

-22 show a sector slowly returning to normal.,funding to the sector.,The voluntary sector’s overall income and expenditure increased in 2021-22.,One third of the rise in income was due to continued growth in the Housing sector.,see https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker

The sector is best known for the contribution it makes to the communities it serves.,The voluntary sector is the glue that holds communities together.,But the sector’s economic contributions are less well understood and captured.,Here are some of the ways we can see the voluntary sector as an economic actor: About the sector https,v=ocOi5Ddhk9Q Latest news & opinion The latest sector's role in the economy news and blogs.

An additional £1bn of public sector funding came into the sector in 2021 Public sector income rose from,Public sector funding usually makes up around a third of the sector’s income but jumped up to 46% of,sector income in 2021 due primarily to Covid and the additional funds that were made available.,Grant income from the public sector increased by two-thirds, from £0.9bn in 2018 to £1.5bn in 2021.,We will be looking at the impact of this in our analysis of 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial data.

SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,day of the new financial year.,The importance of multi-year funding to the voluntary sector In wave 4 of the Third Sector Tracker, 28%,The Child, Young People, Families and Adult Learning (CYPFAL) Third Sector Fund has been highlighted

sector’s income, accounting for a quarter of the sector’s income in 2021, approximately £1.8bn.,in the 2021 consultation.,in 2021, around £1.8bn.,2021.,pay of social care workers in the private, third and independent (PVI) sectors in a direct care role

Cross-sector partnership between the voluntary, public, and private sectors should be central to new,Third Sector Interface (TSI) organisations play a crucial role in engaging the sector and the community,Third sector involvement in Regional Economic Partnerships, City and Region Growth Deals, Community Planning,OSCR revealed in 2021 that banking issues were a key impact of Covid on the sector in Scotland.,We must see cross sector collaboration across the private, public and third sector to remedy this issue

The Third Sector Tracker, partly funded by the Scottish Government, could be utilised to measure progress,In 2021: 64.5% of the voluntary sector's paid staff were women.,The Third Sector Tracker, partly funded by the Scottish Government, could be utilised to measure progress,A source of such data can be found in the Scottish Third Sector Tracker, part funded by the Scottish,As part of its Call to Action 18, the SRAB states: “Public sector and third sector partners should commit

throughout 21-22,including, ‘Scottish Government funding of voluntary organisations: A case study ofvoluntary,sector intermediaries.’The Scottish Third Sector Tracker.SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,In Scotland the voluntary sector had an annual turnover of over £8.5 billion in 2021 and worked with,(Third Sector Tracker).,In 2011 the Scottish Government committed to “promoting the growth of the third sector” as part of public