Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Major health charity calls for budget action to put charities on a sustainable footing

NEWS 10 February 2026 by Graham Martin

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Health & Social Care

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The ALLIANCE has issued a briefing to MSPs outlining deep concerns about the growing financial crisis facing the third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/major-health-charity-calls-for-budget-action-to-put-charities-on-a-sustainable-footing

Campaigners call for transparency over smoking cessation funding

NEWS 30 September 2025 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Data is not forthcoming

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-call-for-transparency-over-smoking-cessation-funding

Scottish charities to be hit by new employer tax

OPINION 11 January 2016 Guest post

Management

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Ruchir Shah explains how voluntary organisations that employ staff will be affected by the new Apprenticeship Levy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-charities-to-be-hit-by-new-employer-tax

Communities join to oppose spectre of gasification

NEWS 23 February 2015 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Community groups and environmentalists want fracking moratorium extended

https://tfn.scot/news/communities-join-to-oppose-specter-of-gasification

SNP disability regulations underwhelming and unambitious

OPINION 27 January 2022 by Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP

Social Justice & Poverty

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Plans for Scotland’s replacement for Personal Independence Payment do not go far enough

https://tfn.scot/opinion/snp-disability-regulations-underwhelming-and-unambitious

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

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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

Compassion, not cost-cutting, should be at the heart of welfare reform

OPINION 7 July 2025 by Erica Young

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Erica Young on the government’s proposed social security changes

https://tfn.scot/opinion/compassion-not-cost-cutting-should-be-at-the-heart-of-welfare-reform

Energy efficiency could be a shot in the arm for economy

NEWS 12 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Regeneration & Housing

Economists claim extra investment could create up to 9000 jobs around the country and reduce fuel poverty.

https://tfn.scot/news/energy-efficiency-could-be-shot-in-the-arm-for-economy

Hidden change to benefits could make more people homeless

NEWS 9 June 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

1 comment

Charities lobby government to drop hidden changes to housing benefit which vulnerable can't afford

https://tfn.scot/news/hidden-change-to-benefits-could-make-more-people-homeless

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Major health charity calls for budget action to put charities on a sustainable footing

Campaigners call for transparency over smoking cessation funding

Scottish charities to be hit by new employer tax

Communities join to oppose spectre of gasification

SNP disability regulations underwhelming and unambitious

Windfarm cash cut is a huge step backwards

Welfare cuts will make 1,000 vulnerable young Scots homeless

Compassion, not cost-cutting, should be at the heart of welfare reform

Energy efficiency could be a shot in the arm for economy

Hidden change to benefits could make more people homeless

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