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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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

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

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

Exploitation, misery and death – how the asylum process crushes refugees

Destitution is built into the asylum process – and drives exploitation, ill health, misery and death

https://tfn.scot/news/exploitation-misery-and-death-how-the-asylum-process-crushes-refugees

Scottish Government doubles Malawi emergency funding

Emergency Scottish Government funding to help people affected by chronic food shortages in Malawi has been doubled

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-doubles-malawi-emergency-funding

Third sector core grant will be protected for 2016

​Good news for the third sector as central government funding will remain the same

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-core-grant-will-be-protected-for-2016

No deal Brexit could have a dire impact on the elderly

A charity has made dire warnings about the effects of a no deal Brexit on older people

https://tfn.scot/news/no-deal-brexit-could-have-a-dire-impact-on-the-elderly

Older Scots struggling to pay fuel bills

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

Climate change brings catastrophe across the world

Global climate change is responsible for simultaneous disasters happening across the world, campaigners claim

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-change-brings-catastrophe-across-the-world

Coul Links granted reprieve - for now

A precious, developer threatened habitat has been granted a stay of execution

https://tfn.scot/news/coul-links-granted-reprieve-for-now

Brexit and climate change threaten our environment - we need urgent green laws

A coalition of leading environmental charities have launched an urgent campaign to call for call for Scotland to have its own environment act

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-and-climate-change-threaten-our-environment-we-need-urgent-green-law

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