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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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Minister pledges to address issues of potential job losses at Rape Crisis Scotland

NEWS 16 December 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Deputy First Minister John Swinney gave the assurances to Monica Lennon in Holyrood. 

https://tfn.scot/news/minister-pledges-to-address-issues-of-potential-job-losses-at-rape-crisis-scotland

Almost a quarter of charity clients report cost of living as debt driver 

NEWS 26 January 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Energy arrears have continued to rise among StepChange Scotland clients.

https://tfn.scot/news/almost-a-quarter-of-charity-clients-report-cost-of-living-as-debt-driver

Climate charity hits out at planning reliance on “unrealistic techno-fixes”

NEWS 9 November 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
“This plan puts some important policies on the table, but due to the urgency of the climate crisis, the time for half measures has long since passed."

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-charity-hits-out-at-planning-reliance-on-unrealistic-techno-fixes

Poverty Alliance host annual conference in Glasgow

NEWS 25 November 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
“As an organisation and as a movement, we have achieved a lot in the last 30 years to combat the injustice of poverty."

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-alliance-host-annual-conference-in-glasgow

Agency workers lose £400m in wages a year

NEWS 21 December 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
Temporary staff discriminated against when it comes to pay

https://tfn.scot/news/agency-workers-lose-400m-in-wages-a-year

Who’s on the 2017 anti-poverty naughty and nice list?

NEWS 22 December 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Following a year of ups and downs in the fight against poverty, anti-poverty campaigners have published naughty and nice lists ahead of Christmas

https://tfn.scot/news/whos-on-the-2017-anti-poverty-naughty-and-nice-list

Suicide prevention plan moves forward

NEWS 20 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
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The views of more than a hundred people who have been directly affected by suicide have been compiled in a new report

https://tfn.scot/news/suicide-prevention-plan-unveiled

Thousands on benefits in private rented sector face eviction

NEWS 19 January 2018 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Private landlords will not be so lenient with debtors as the social housing sector

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-on-benefits-in-private-rented-sector-face-eviction

SNP attacks Tories as rape clause “excuse” remains unclear

NEWS 10 November 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
​DWP responds to MPs call to clarify controversial policy

https://tfn.scot/news/snp-attacks-tories-as-rape-clause-excuse-remains-unclear

Leading Scots figures push for gender equality

NEWS 20 November 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Host of sector figures drive new gender equality body

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-scots-figures-push-for-gender-equality

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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.