Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish Voluntary Sector: A review of the literature (September 2020)
This paper presents a summary of the existing literature on the impact coronavirus is having on voluntary sector organisations in Scotland. It includes research published primarily by Scottish voluntary organisations and infrastructure bodies between June and early August 2020. I… Read more
Glasgow’s Third Sector Response to Covid-19 and Lockdown . (September 2020)
The purpose of this research is to pull out some of the key lessons from the lockdown period, both to ensure that any second lockdown or similar emergency will see an even more effective third sector response and also to set the terms for the ongoing discussions about the role of… Read more
The Impact of Social Housing: Economic, Social, Health and Wellbeing (September 2020)
A new report has found that investment in the social housing sector generates economic and social benefits for Scotland and its people, including reducing poverty and homelessness, improving health, and creating jobs. The report brings together evidence that demonstrates the… Read more
State of the Sector: Covid-19 and Social Enterprise in Scotland. (August 2020)
This report has been prepared by Social Enterprise Scotland to provide an update to aid and inform the Scottish Government in considering next steps regarding recovery from Covid-19. It builds on research undertaken by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) at the end of May 20… Read more
COVID-19: Learning Report (August 2020)
This report is based on learning gathered by the Life Changes Trust during the lockdown caused by COVID-19. It covers both the young people with care experience programme and the dementia programme. The report includes some of the challenges arising from covid-19 and the oppor… Read more
Poverty, Opportunity and Participation Cluster: findings on inequalities highlighted or exacerbated by the response to COVID-19. (August 2020)
As a group of third sector professionals which normally work with communities with barriers to opportunities and participation, the group have observed that the Covid19 lockdown response has compounded these barriers. This has resulted in greater inequality in our society. The gr… Read more
Living in poverty was bad for your health before COVID-19. (August 2020)
This report from the Health Foundation looks at the link between health and income. It explores the nature of the economic shocks experienced in recent years, including those stemming from COVID-19, and the consequences these might have on people’s health. It then considers how w… Read more
The Future of the Minimum Wage: the Employer perspective. (August 2020)
This is the second report in a series on the future of the minimum wage led by Learning and Work Institute and Carnegie UK Trust. The report explores the views of employers on increasing the wage floor. Through nationally representative polling and depth interviews, the report fi… Read more
The British Sign Language (BSL) Partnership: report on how COVID-19 has exacerbated inequality for deaf people in Scotland. (August 2020)
The BSL Partnership consists of representatives from deaf sector organisations receiving funding through the Scottish Governments’ Equality Budget Fund 2017-20. This paper summarises discussions from their meeting in June. It covers the following topics: How COVID-19, and the… Read more
Rescue and recovery: Covid-19, jobs and income security (August 2020)
This report from IPPR highlights three key challenges facing the UK's labour market in the current recession and the coming jobs crisis. It makes recommendations to government, including replacing the furlough scheme with a ‘Coronavirus Work Sharing Scheme' (CWSS) come October.… Read more