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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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Urgent new strategy needed to tackle homelessness says report

NEWS 30 August 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Previous attempts have failed to tackle the problem

https://tfn.scot/news/urgent-new-strategy-needed-to-tackle-homelessness-says-report

Study gives stark poverty warning

NEWS 5 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said more action is needed to meet child poverty targets, with Covid-19 exacerbating inequalities

https://tfn.scot/news/study-gives-stark-poverty-warning

Third sector hails free school meals

NEWS 5 January 2015 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Free school meals roll-out welcomed by third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-hails-free-school-meals

Terminally ill win long-running campaign against "cruel" DWP benefits rule

NEWS 9 July 2021 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Terminally ill will be able to fast-track financial support

https://tfn.scot/news/terminally-ill-win-long-running-campaign-against-cruel-dwp-benefits-rule

Scotland should have its own environmental court say campaigners

NEWS 21 October 2021 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Urgent reforms needed to make legal challenges more affordable

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-should-have-its-own-environmental-court-say-campaigners

SCVO consultation response to the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review

Allan Young
22 March 2022
Posted in
to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary,The Scottish Government cannot continue to rely on voluntary organisations in receipt of static government,to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary

https://scvo.scot/p/49550/2022/03/22/scvo-consultation-response-to-the-scottish-governments-resource-spending-review

Charities welcome "breathing space" from Chancellor's energy bill plans

NEWS 26 May 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
The plans to alleviate pressures on households will come into effect later this year.

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-breathing-space-from-chancellors-energy-bill-plans

Hostile immigration policies are "virtually guaranteeing" destitution and homelessness for thousands

NEWS 16 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Charities urge Scottish Government to take urgent steps to address "destitution by design".

https://tfn.scot/news/hostile-immigration-policies-are-virtually-guaranteeing-destitution-and-homelessness-for-thousands

Flexible working could create more jobs for Scots says report

NEWS 11 August 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
Employers are being urged to see flexibility isn't a perk but essential

https://tfn.scot/news/flexibile-working-could-create-more-jobs-for-scots-says-report

SCVO: Economic role of voluntary sector not recognised by government

Press release
6 March 2022
Posted in
Scotland’s national membership organisation for the voluntary sector has warned the Scottish Government’s,With an annual turnover of £6bn and more than 100,000 paid staff, the Scottish Government needs to invest,While the Scottish Government pledges to ensure the voice of business is heard, with ‘robust governance,This is not an inclusive strategy, and there is little evidence of the Scottish Government respecting,Scotland’s first spending review in 11 years, it needed to go further in detailing how the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49104/2022/03/06/scvo-economic-role-of-voluntary-sector-not-recognised-by-government

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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.