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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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Poverty campaigners hail victory as child payments rise from £10 to £25

NEWS 25 March 2022 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
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Payments will help struggling families

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-campaigners-hail-victory-as-child-payments-rise-from-10-to-25

Charity roadshow calls for new laws to protect the rights of disabled people

NEWS 18 August 2023 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Enable's Rights Now! campaign travels across the country

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-roadshow-calls-for-new-laws-to-protect-the-rights-of-disabled-people

Mary's Meals doubles the love

NEWS 10 August 2021 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Match funding from UK government goes a long way

https://tfn.scot/news/marys-meals-doubles-the-love

Families will suffer if Universal Credit cut goes through

NEWS 17 August 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Three in five said it would be harder to afford food after the cut and nearly half said it would be harder to cover essential bills

https://tfn.scot/news/families-will-suffer-if-universal-credit-cut-goes-through

100 days to Cop27: failure looms if Glasgow demands are not addressed

NEWS 1 August 2022 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
1 comment
Many of the demands made at Cop26 in Glasgow have not been achieved

https://tfn.scot/news/100-days-to-cop27-failure-looms-if-deal-no-finance-agreed-for-poorer-countries

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

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

"Horrendous" drug death figures should shame Scottish Government says charity

NEWS 28 July 2022 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
1 comment
People in most deprived areas 15 times more likely die from drugs

https://tfn.scot/news/horrendous-drug-death-figures-should-shame-scottish-government-says-charity

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2025. 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.