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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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Charity will dispel myths about rape and sexual assault

NEWS 4 January 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
A charity campaign to tackle myths around rape has received funding from the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-will-dispel-myths-about-rape-and-sexual-assault

Pavement parking ban set to become legislation

NEWS 24 February 2016 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​Scottish Parliament clear to introduce legislation banning cars from obstructing walkways

https://tfn.scot/news/banning-pavement-parking-set-to-become-legislation

Climate crisis activists willing to do jail time

NEWS 12 November 2018 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Direct action events planned to rewire public perception of climate change

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-crisis-activists-willing-to-do-jail-time

Disability campaigners welcome vaccine victory

NEWS 23 February 2021 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Learning disabled will be among those vaccinated next

https://tfn.scot/news/disability-campaigners-welcome-vaccine-victory

Universal Credit forcing women to prostitution

NEWS 15 November 2019 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Women are being forced to offer "survival sex" in order to feed their families

https://tfn.scot/news/universal-credit-forcing-women-to-prostitution

Unfair universal credit clawbacks pushing more into poverty

NEWS 10 April 2018 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Claimants are having significant sums deducted at source from their benefits for historic debt

https://tfn.scot/news/unfair-universal-credit-clawbacks-pushing-more-into-poverty

Housing associations excluding homeless tenants

NEWS 29 June 2015 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
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Demanding rent in advance is at odds with the ethos and role of social landlords and stops homeless people getting accommodation, says law centre

https://tfn.scot/news/social-landlords-are-financially-excluding-homeless

Rent freeze for older tenants welcomed

NEWS 7 September 2022 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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Rents frozen until spring

https://tfn.scot/news/rent-freeze-for-older-tenants-welcomed

Council budget cuts could spell catastrophe for older people, charity warns

NEWS 17 February 2023 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis

https://tfn.scot/news/council-budget-cuts-could-spell-catastrophe-for-older-people-charity-warns

New FM must retain older people's minister says charity

NEWS 14 March 2023 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Age Scotland has written to all candidates

https://tfn.scot/news/new-fm-must-retain-older-peoples-minister-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.