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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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Financial respite for energy bills confirmed but charities warn it must be delivered ASAP

NEWS 16 September 2022 by Rab Armour
Management
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Help has to be delivered immediately if charities are to avoid closure

https://tfn.scot/news/financial-respite-for-energy-bills-confirmed-but-charities-warn-it-must-be-delivered-asap

Health charities warn: don't ditch sugar levy

NEWS 22 September 2022 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
#CostOfLivingCrisis
1 comment
New Tory government plans to abandon some health measures

https://tfn.scot/news/health-charities-warn-dont-ditch-sugar-levy

Tory MPs won’t support charities against spending cuts

NEWS 22 September 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
​Survey of MPs reveals division among parties' views of charities

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-mps-wont-support-charities-against-spending-cuts

More cuts to mental health funding as campaigners respond in anger

NEWS 5 September 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Prevention efforts will be hampered

https://tfn.scot/news/more-cuts-to-mental-health-funding-as-campaigners-respond-in-anger

UK aid programmes told to pause new agreements ahead of planned cuts

NEWS 17 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
New business cases, contracts, agreements and funding are on hold. 

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-aid-programmes-told-to-pause-new-agreements-ahead-of-planned-cuts

The mental health emergency: How has the coronavirus pandemic impacted our mental health? (June 2020)

Mind has announced five key tests for UK Government as part of its recovery plan for mental health: investing

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-mental-health-emergency-how-has-the-coronavirus-pandemic-impacted-our-mental-health-june-2020

Alex Neil is cabinet secretary for social justice

NEWS 21 November 2014 by Susan Smith
Management
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has created a Scotland's first cabinet role specifically for social justice, including the third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/alex-neil-is-new-cabinet-secretary-for-social-justice

Coalition calls for charities and social enterprises to transform Scotland's economy

NEWS 3 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
1 comment
A coalition of third sector bodies is calling for the membership of the Scottish Government’s Council for Economic Transformation

https://tfn.scot/news/coalition-calls-for-charities-and-social-enterprises-to-transform-scotlands-economy

A third of Scots are now living in fuel poverty

NEWS 24 October 2016 by Graham Martin
Regeneration & Housing
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More people are living in fuel poverty in Scotland than ever before – and the Scottish Government is set to miss a target for eradicating the problem

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-choose-between-heating-and-eating-as-fuel-poverty-spikes

Pressure on sector's resources as figures show record rise in homelessness

NEWS 24 September 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Campaigners call for urgent action

https://tfn.scot/news/pressure-rising-on-sectors-resources-as-figures-show-record-rise-in-homlessness

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2026. 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.