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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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£10m support for rent debt during pandemic praised

NEWS 23 June 2021 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
John Swinney also announced rights' awareness campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/10m-support-for-rent-debt-during-pandemic-praised

Action on pollution needed as report links environment and dementia

NEWS 25 July 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Air pollutants, particularly small particles, can affect the heart and blood vessels, including the brain.

https://tfn.scot/news/action-on-pollution-needed-as-report-links-environment-and-dementia

First minister listens to sector leaders

NEWS 18 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
​Nicola Sturgeon meets third sector leaders for first time since taking office

https://tfn.scot/news/first-minister-listens-to-sector-leaders

“Fearing the worst”: Funding questions loom over charity

NEWS 5 May 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association represents 127 groups and over 3,000 individual members across the country.

https://tfn.scot/news/fearing-the-worst-funding-questions-loom-over-charity

Prime minister refuses to rule out further cuts to UK aid budget

NEWS 2 June 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Keir Starmer said more development funding could be used to fund defence

https://tfn.scot/news/prime-minister-refuses-to-rule-out-further-cuts-to-uk-aid-budget

Charity lottery cap set to be removed by summer

NEWS 27 January 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Funding & Finance
#Law
It would free up millions of pounds for society lotteries

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-lottery-cap-set-to-be-removed-by-summer

Project aims to map the scale and contribution of the voluntary sector

NEWS 21 February 2023 by Graham Martin
Management
Aim is to create a national civil society database

https://tfn.scot/news/project-aims-to-map-the-scale-and-contribution-of-the-voluntary-sector

Hospice sector urgently needs cash injection to sustain quality of care

NEWS 18 December 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Sector is subsidising the NHS according to campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/hospice-sector-urgently-needs-cash-injection-to-sustain-quality-of-care

Future of UK international aid: MPs launch inquiry amidst 40% budget cut

NEWS 3 October 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
The UK Government has shifted funding from aid to defence. 

https://tfn.scot/news/future-of-uk-international-aid-mps-launch-inquiry-amidst-40-budget-cut

Cost of living crisis: warm banks are well intentioned but not a solution

NEWS 10 October 2022 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
2 comments
Poverty activists and those with lived experience counsel against setting up heated shelters for the vulnerable

https://tfn.scot/news/cost-of-living-crisis-warm-banks-are-well-intentioned-but-not-a-solution

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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.