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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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Tory ministers told cuts will kill - but pushed ahead with them anyway

NEWS 2 August 2023 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Foreign aid cash slashed to balance the books - condemning thousands to death

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-ministers-told-cuts-will-kill-but-pushed-ahead-with-them-anyway

Scottish charity joins legal challenge of UK Government’s blocking of gender reforms

NEWS 10 August 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
A Scottish charity has been given permission to join a legal challenge to the UK Government’s veto of gender reforms. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charity-joins-legal-challenge-of-uk-governments-blocking-of-gender-reforms

Warning over increasing homelessness numbers in Scotland

NEWS 28 June 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Between March 2022 and March 2023 there were 9,121 social housing completions against a target of 7,770.

https://tfn.scot/news/warning-over-increasing-homelessness-numbers-in-scotland

It’s doable – so let’s do it

OPINION 14 December 2020 by John Cassidy
Health & Social Care
#NeverMoreNeeded
John Cassidy analyses Scottish Communities for Health and Wellbeing’s Blueprint for a Healthier Scotland and looks at how communities have responded to Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-doable-so-lets-do-it

Compassion for our children next Christmas? 

OPINION 23 December 2024 by Erica Young
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Erica Young on the impending end of an unpopular policy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/compassion-for-our-children-next-christmas

Workers’ lives blighted by unfair working conditions

NEWS 5 February 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
​Report reveals thousands of lives affected by poor working conditions in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/workers-lives-blighted-by-unfair-working-conditions

Theatres in social distancing plea

NEWS 11 May 2021 by Gareth Jones
Culture & Leisure
Arts organisations say the 2m rule places pressure on an industry which is already struggling to survive

https://tfn.scot/news/theatres-in-social-distancing-plea

"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
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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

Raft of funds available for community groups and charities

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

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

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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.