Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

It is possible to end child poverty

OPINION 5 March 2018 Guest post

Regeneration & Housing

Russell Gunson on why it will take more than optimism and increasing benefits to end child poverty in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/it-is-possible-to-end-child-poverty

Government failure to eradicate poverty holds back economy and damages livelihoods, new research reveals

NEWS 31 May 2023 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

1 comment

In a major report the leading charities warn that the failure of successive governments to drive down poverty is causing significant harm

https://tfn.scot/news/government-failure-to-eradicate-poverty-holds-back-economy-and-damages-livelihoods-new-research-reveals

Scottish Government slammed for budget cuts announcement

NEWS 4 September 2024 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

1 comment

The swinging cuts included implementing emergency spending controls across the public sector, ending the ScotRail Peak Fares pilot, and following in the UK Government’s footsteps by means testing Winter Fuel Payment.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-slammed-for-budget-cuts-announcement

Team Scotland approach can help us create a better society

FEATURE 1 July 2021 by Gareth Jones

Gareth Jones sat down with Shona Robison to discuss her new role representing the voluntary sector within the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/features/team-scotland-approach-can-help-us-create-a-better-society

First minister challenged by charities over funding unpredictability

NEWS 15 June 2022 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

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"I am not trying to suggest the next few years aren’t going to be challenging. We may have difficult decisions to make"

https://tfn.scot/news/first-minister-confronted-by-third-sector-over-funding-unpredictability

As Labour government chooses warfare over welfare, Scottish civil society reacts with fury

NEWS 27 March 2025 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

2 comments

Spring statement: “these cruel cuts are out of touch with what voters want from this government"

https://tfn.scot/news/as-labour-government-chooses-warfare-over-welfare-scottish-civil-society-reacts-with-fury

SCVO response to the Social Justice & Social Security Committee: Charities (Regulation & Administration) (Scotland) Bill

Jason Henderson

7 February 2023

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Consultation responses

to respond to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee’s consultation on the Scottish Government’s,We draw on evidence from: Responses analysed and published as part of the Scottish Government’s original,consultation process in 2019.Responses and contributions published following the Scottish Government’s,The need for a wider review When the Scottish Government first launched the original consultation on,It will only be by working together – the voluntary sector, regulators, and the Scottish Government –

https://scvo.scot/p/56983/2023/02/07/scvo-response-to-the-social-justice-social-security-committee-charities-regulation-administration-scotland-bill