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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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“No soft-landing”: devastating effect of overseas aid cut yet to be felt, government warned

NEWS 7 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Former CEO of Save the Children has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to slash development budgets

https://tfn.scot/news/no-soft-landing-devastating-effect-of-overseas-aid-cut-yet-to-be-felt-government-warned

Charities call on first minister to do more to tackle fuel poverty

NEWS 19 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
The letter was also signed by more than a dozen charities and campaigners working to end fuel poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-on-first-minister-to-do-more-to-tackle-fuel-poverty

Food poverty is a national emergency - governments must act now

NEWS 14 June 2022 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
The crisis is acute – but the response from those in power has been lacking

https://tfn.scot/news/food-poverty-is-a-national-emergency-governments-must-act-now

£16.9m emergency hospice funding agreed

NEWS 24 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
The vital funding will allow hospices to continue to battle through the Covid-19 pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/16-9m-emergency-hospice-funding-agreed

Tories set to press ahead with devastating cuts to international aid

NEWS 8 June 2021 by Graham Martin
Management
Environment & International
2 comments
Commons rebellion stymied by the speaker

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-set-to-press-ahead-with-devastating-cuts-to-international-aid

Cuts to international aid will prove fatal as MPs vote to slash budget

NEWS 14 July 2021 by Rab Armour
Management
Environment & International
Huge backlash from the international aid sector

https://tfn.scot/news/cuts-to-international-aid-will-prove-fatal-as-mps-vote-to-slash-budget

Leading climate scientist demands government rejects new oil field

NEWS 14 July 2021 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Cambo field has potential to extract 800 million barrels of oil

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-climate-scientist-demands-government-rejects-new-oil-field

Windfarm cash cut is a huge step backwards

NEWS 18 June 2015 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
A controversial decision to axe key funding for onshore windfarms has been slammed as a huge backward step by a leading environmental group

https://tfn.scot/news/windfarm-cash-cut-is-a-huge-step-backwards

Welfare cuts will make 1,000 vulnerable young Scots homeless

NEWS 28 July 2015 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
​Warnings made that an extra 1,000 young Scots will be made homeless if Tories' housing benefit cap is enforced

https://tfn.scot/news/welfare-cuts-will-make-1000-vulnerable-young-scots-homeless

Parents make audacious bid for community-led school

NEWS 20 February 2015 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
​Parents in Milngavie bid to run their own Catholic school after council announced plans to merge

https://tfn.scot/news/parents-make-audacious-bid-for-community-led-school

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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.