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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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Calls for Scotland’s urgent transition to a wellbeing economy

NEWS 16 November 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
They are calling for a “robust plan to put the wellbeing of people and nature at the heart of our economy.”

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-for-scotlands-urgent-transition-to-a-wellbeing-economy

Relief for voluntary sector as PVG fee waiver retained

NEWS 27 January 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#Law
1 comment
The Scottish Government announced they would not go ahead with plans to replace the scheme. 

https://tfn.scot/news/relief-for-voluntary-sector-as-pvg-fee-waiver-retained

“Death sentence”: chancellor slammed by charities after cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners

NEWS 30 July 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
The new Labour government has been forced to deny it is implementing austerity. 

https://tfn.scot/news/death-sentence-chancellor-slammed-by-charities-after-cutting-winter-fuel-payments-for-pensioners

If not the bedroom tax, then what?

FEATURE 7 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Regeneration & Housing
Axing the under-occupancy charge doesn’t address the problems the UK government set out to solve so if not the bedroom tax then what?

https://tfn.scot/features/if-not-the-bedroom-tax-then-what

Pressure mounts on UK government to halt universal credit

NEWS 22 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
New system is leaving people destitute, renewing calls for its roll-out to be halted

https://tfn.scot/news/pressure-mounts-on-uk-government-to-halt-universal-credit

Scotland defies DWP to make Universal Credit more flexible

NEWS 13 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
2 comments
Scottish Government will use new powers to make changes to the way benefits are paid

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-defies-dwp-to-make-universal-credit-more-flexible

It’s about time funders stepped up on Fair Work 

OPINION 1 February 2024 by Sheghley Ogilvie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Our workforce makes a huge contribution across Scotland, offering a lifeline to people, families, and communities as the cost-of-living crisis bites. This lifeline shouldn’t need to be extended to voluntary sector staff. 

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-about-time-funders-stepped-up-on-fair-work

No deal Brexit catastrophic for disabled people

NEWS 18 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
Inclusion Scotland has said leaving the EU without a deal could lead to chaos and destitution for those with disabilities

https://tfn.scot/news/no-deal-brexit-catastrophic-for-the-disabled

Britain has failed to narrow the gap between the haves and have nots

NEWS 28 June 2017 by Susan Smith
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
A major new report says public policy over the last 20 years has failed to help Britain's poor improve their prospects

https://tfn.scot/news/britain-has-failed-to-narrow-the-gap-between-the-haves-and-have-nots

Lottery cash raid: the fightback begins

NEWS 19 November 2015 by Graham Martin
Management
2 comments
A united front has been formed in the battle against a Westminster cash grab of Scottish Big Lottery cash

https://tfn.scot/news/lottery-cash-raid-the-fightback-begins

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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.