After years of underfunding and upheaval, the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis are the latest chapters,The cost-of-living crisis has, for many organisations, increased demand for the essential services and,The report also references a survey conducted by the Volunteer Action Plan Cost of Living Task Group,,However, such steps cannot come at the cost of inflaming an already critical situation that the voluntary,economically active, work with 1.2 million volunteers, and undertake vital environmental and medical research

voluntary sector organisations in Scotland In a typical year, 4 in 5 households use a voluntary sector service,Almost 1 in 3 people said they had used a services by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022) 43%,of young people said they had used a service provided by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022),are also social enterprises Learn more about the sector’s size and shape and get in touch with our research

The pandemic, inflation, and the resulting cost-of-living and running cost crises have strained sector,The latest data from the Scottish Third Sector Tracker shows that the running cost crisis has pushed,Children’s Hospices Across Scotland reported its services generated £6.24 in public value in return for,, followed by Covid 19, inflation and the resulting cost-of-living and running costs crises have put,months, the negative impacts associated with the rising cost of living had become worse.

of SCVO engagement and research activities into Fair Funding (2022) SCVO's response to the Scottish,of living and public service reform (August 2022) Summary While the Spending Review did not fully recognise,The running costs crisis has only heightened the financial and operational challenges that voluntary,Still, charities are in a running costs crisis, with organisations closing their doors and others facing,Years of underfunding, the pandemic, and the running costs crisis mean that many voluntary organisations

Covid 19, inflation and the resulting cost-of-living crisis have put enormous strain on sector finances,demand as the cost-of-living crisis impacts people and communities across Scotland.,them through the cost-of-living crisis.,during this cost-of-living crisis.,Covid 19, inflation and the resulting cost-of-living crisis have put enormous strain on sector finances