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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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MPs from across parties hit out at Starmer’s international aid cuts

NEWS 7 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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A cross-party committee of MPs wrote to the Prime Minister. 

https://tfn.scot/news/mps-from-across-parties-hit-out-at-starmers-internal-aid-cuts

Charities warn of effect of foreign aid cuts

NEWS 22 July 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
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Save the Children, Unicef and Doctors without Borders speak out. 

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-warn-of-effect-of-foreign-aid-cuts

Calls for child payment amount to triple

NEWS 7 October 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
This week is Challenge Poverty Week

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-for-child-payment-amount-to-triple

New mental health strategy not good enough say charities

NEWS 31 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
Children’s and mental health charities have unanimously rounded on the Scottish Government’s new 10-year mental health strategy

https://tfn.scot/news/new-mental-health-strategy-lacks-ambition-and-detail-say-charities

Poverty the number one reason Scotland’s children’s health is among the worse in Europe

NEWS 26 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Charities reiterate call for child benefit to be topped up £5 per week by Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-leads-to-scotlands-childrens-health-being-among-the-poorest-in-euro

Devastating report finds young Scots most at risk of poverty

NEWS 26 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Unemployment, a lack of social housing and inflation have all conspired to make young Scots most at risk of poverty, a new report reveals

https://tfn.scot/news/devastating-report-finds-young-scots-most-at-risk-of-poverty

Broken promises for third sector as new work programme unveiled

NEWS 4 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
Management
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Third sector groups had hoped for a greater role in Fair Start Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/broken-promises-for-third-sector-as-new-work-programme-unveiled

Energy update from Utility Aid: vital advice for getting your charity through the #RunningCostsCrisis

OPINION 29 September 2022 Sponsored content
Management
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
The 'energy bills relief scheme' and how it will affect your organisation.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/energy-update

Charities provide “whopping subsidy” to Scottish Government wages policy

NEWS 5 November 2018 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
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Social care charities say local authorities are not paying the full price of social care and expect charities to meet costs themselves

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-provide-whopping-subsidy-to-scottish-government-wages-policy

Charity welcomes Long Covid support fund

NEWS 9 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
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The Scottish Government will invest £10m to support those facing a long fight against the virus

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-welcomes-long-covid-support-fund

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2026. 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.