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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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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

"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

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

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

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

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

Rape Crisis centres face loss of life-saving services as funding cut looms

NEWS 28 November 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Many jobs could be lost in the process

https://tfn.scot/news/rape-crisis-centres-face-loss-of-life-saving-services-as-funding-cut-looms

Is the youth work sector there yet?

OPINION 5 May 2014 by YouthLink Scotland
Families & Young People
1 comment
Jim Sweeney, chief executive of YouthLink Scotland, examines the impact of the new National Youth Work Strategy ahead of a debate in the Scottish Parliament

https://tfn.scot/opinion/are-we-there-yet

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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.