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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Millions pledged for people in temporary homes

​Investment shastens access to permanent accommodation

https://tfn.scot/news/millions-pledged-for-people-in-temporary-homes

Kinship carers living in fear of new benefits system

Scotland’s kinship carers are set to lose out with the introduction of Universal Credit, a new report claims

https://tfn.scot/news/universal-credit-could-leave-kinship-carers-in-poverty

Victory: mentally ill PIP claimants set for higher payments

Landmark ruling won't be challenged

https://tfn.scot/news/victory-mentally-ill-pip-claimants-set-for-higher-payments

Obese ‘outnumber smokers two-to-one’ in Scotland

A charity is warning that obesity is now the leading cause of four cancers

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-urgent-action-to-stem-obesity-epidemic

Members of new poverty group revealed

The Poverty and Inequality Commission will provide key advice to the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/members-of-new-poverty-group-revealed

Charity hits out at ministers as homelessness reaches new records in Scotland

Temporary accommodation is being over-used

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-hits-out-at-ministers-as-homelessness-reaches-new-records-in-scotland

Size of housing waiting lists reflects failure to tackle housing emergency, charity warns

Shelter has said that the Scottish Government needs to deliver 38,500 social homes by 2026. 

https://tfn.scot/news/size-of-housing-waiting-lists-reflects-failure-to-tackle-housing-emergency-charity-warns

Shelter: Plan to tackle child poverty doomed to fail without social housing delivery

Shelter Scotland says a consistent failure to deliver the necessary social homes means child poverty will inevitably remain high.  

https://tfn.scot/news/shelter-plan-to-tackle-child-poverty-doomed-to-fail-without-social-housing-delivery

Scotland must extend its free school meals provision

Some 500,000 more children will be eligible in England

https://tfn.scot/news/free-school-meals-in-england-but-campaigners-demand-scotland-to-follow

Bond: UK must increase diplomatic pressure after deaths of workers in Gaza

Bond: UK must increase diplomatic pressure after deaths of workers in Gaza

https://tfn.scot/news/bond-uk-must-increase-diplomatic-pressure-after-deaths-of-workers-in-gaza

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