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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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"Unjust": Charity calls for end to UK Government benefit cap

NEWS 23 June 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The Poverty Alliance has now written to the Chancellor, calling on him to scrap the cap, or at least raise it in line with living costs.

https://tfn.scot/news/unjust-charity-calls-for-end-to-uk-government-benefit-cap

Families on benefits will be forced to cut back on basic essentials, charity warns

NEWS 15 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
1 comment
For families subject to the benefit cap, the loss will be even greater.

https://tfn.scot/news/families-on-benefits-will-be-forced-to-cut-back-on-basic-essentials-charity-warns

Urgent action to tackle Scotland’s rough sleeping crisis

NEWS 28 November 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Key third sector recommendations will be put in place to further tackle rough sleeping this winter

https://tfn.scot/news/urgent-action-to-tackle-scotlands-rough-sleeping-crisis

General election: Speak out now to beat hatred and division

NEWS 18 April 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Scotland’s third sector must be at the forefront of ensuring progressive ideas win over hatred and division in snap General Election campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/use-election-to-beat-hatred-and-division

Government urged to expand four-day working week pilot

NEWS 1 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Workers believe the move will boost wellbeing and the economy

https://tfn.scot/news/government-urged-to-expand-four-day-working-week-pilot

Scots charity to provide vital PPE in Africa

NEWS 13 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Kids Operating Room has received a large donation of equipment to help keep people safe from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-charity-to-provide-vital-ppe-in-africa

Civil society coalition demands first minister condemns Cambo oil plans

NEWS 27 October 2021 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
#ClimateScotland
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland has written to Nicola Sturgeon asking her to call on Boris Johnson to reject all new oil and gas projects

https://tfn.scot/news/civil-society-coalition-demands-first-minister-condemns-cambo-oil-plans

Covid exemptions: social care staff must be protected from bad bosses

NEWS 27 July 2021 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Union warns that "less scrupulous" employers could force staff to work

https://tfn.scot/news/covid-exemptions-social-care-staff-must-be-protected-from-bad-bosses

Raft of funds available for community groups and charities

NEWS 14 July 2021 by Robert Armour
Management
Funding & Finance
Funds open for applications

https://tfn.scot/news/raft-of-funds-available-for-community-groups-and-charities

Older Scots struggling to pay fuel bills

NEWS 22 February 2018 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
More than one in four older Scots with health conditions are struggling to pay their fuel bills, according to new research by Age Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/older-scots-struggling-to-pay-fuel-bills

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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.