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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Pressure mounts on Osborne to ditch £12bn cuts

NEWS 1 July 2015 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Scores of charities and public bodies heaping pressure on chancellor to ditch draconian welfare cuts before budget

https://tfn.scot/news/pressure-mounts-on-osborne-to-ditch-12bn-cuts

Dire prospects for disabled Scots

OPINION 14 May 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Bill Scott argues the election of a Conservative majority government at Westminster will see disabled Scots lose out on essential benefits

https://tfn.scot/opinion/dire-prospects-for-disabled-scots

Privacy fury at big brother database plans

NEWS 2 March 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Plans to share confidential NHS information could infringe civil liberties, say campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/privacy-fury-at-big-brother-database-plans

Digital exclusion widens inequalities - and a plan is needed to tackle it

NEWS 22 August 2024 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
People are being left behind as more services move online and reliance on digital technology increases

https://tfn.scot/news/digital-exclusion-widens-inequalities-and-a-plan-is-needed-to-tackle-it

Tory attempts to whitewash disability legacy condemned

NEWS 24 July 2018 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
The UK government has been accused of hypocrisy for hosting a global summit for disabled people

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-attempts-to-whitewash-disability-legacy-condemned

Excuses only go so far

OPINION 1 August 2022 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/excuses-only-go-so-far

Housing emergency worsens with more councils failing to meet homelessness obligations

NEWS 10 February 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Scotland's housing crisis deepens

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-emergency-worsens-with-more-councils-failing-to-meet-homelessness-obligations

Guide aims to support local response to homelessness

NEWS 6 November 2020 by Gareth Jones
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
A new guide for local councils has been created by Crisis and Homeless Network Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/guide-aims-to-support-local-response-to-homelessness

Welfare cuts devastate the poorest families

NEWS 1 September 2017 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
UK welfare cuts have plunged low income families into financial misery, a new report has found

https://tfn.scot/news/welfare-cuts-devastate-the-poorest-families

The end is in sight for the hated sanctions system

NEWS 13 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
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Major moves have been made to end the despised benefit sanctions system in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/the-end-is-in-sight-for-the-hated-sanctions-system

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.