SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to questions from the Social Justice and Social Security Committee's,Further detail of the funding SCVO manages is set out in response to a later question.# About this submission,SCVO support services (funding, digital, membership support, and information).,Question 1.,Flexible core funding should also be accessible to cover both existing and new work. Question 5.

Introduction This is SCVO’s response to Engender’s call for evidence on CEDAW.,We have been encouraging our members to also respond – through a blog that Engender’s Jill Wood wrote,Engender) have been really disappointed by the Scottish Government’s approach to split payments for Universal,See https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scotland-lags-behind-ruk-on-civil-service-gender-gap-1-4011356,https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/cumulative-impact-tax-and-welfare-reforms

In my previous blog, I talked about the process of applying for Universal Credit online and the implications,Digital Service Standards The build of the Universal Credit service was initially part of the Government,Will it affect my Universal Credit payment? Have you applied for a Council Tax reduction? Should I?,Further reading To see what the Universal Credit full service application process is like, DWP have prepared,Explore information on the new benefits being devolved to Scotland.

per year, it is pivotal that Scotland’s skills agencies are providing an effective and efficient service,Within a more universal approach we can offer more tailored support to prevent people moving into long,twice as dependent on social security as men with 20% of women’s incomes coming from the benefits and tax,It could be perceived that this amounts to competing priorities and perhaps the key question facing the,Further details about SCVO can be found at www.scvo.scot.

and Mailing Preference Service.,recognised that the further devolution transition of power to Scotland, including powers to change income tax,of charities The public, as one of the main funders of charities through both donations and taxes, must,The main questions for the review include: Can the Scottish public, Scottish Government and Scottish,(blog) [8] From OSCR’s Scottish Charity Surveys 2014 [9] As above [10] Rapidata (2015) Rapidata announces