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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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Benefit change will have devastating effect on poorest pensioners

NEWS 8 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Changes to Pension Credit could cost some elderly couples up to £7,000 a year

https://tfn.scot/news/benefit-change-will-have-devastating-effect-on-poorest-pensioners

Director of RSPB Scotland to step down

NEWS 19 October 2016 by Molly Millar
Environment & International
RSPB ​Director Stuart Housden will retire from the charity next year

https://tfn.scot/news/director-of-rspb-scotland-to-step-down

Inclusivity in the city

OPINION 26 August 2019 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Jan Savage looks at the positive impact of the We Are One Citizen and its potential contribution to inclusivity and equality in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/inclusivity-in-the-city

Outgoing regulator chair says charities must avoid "picking sides"

NEWS 5 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
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Baroness Tina Stowell is set to leave the Charity Commission at the end of this month

https://tfn.scot/news/outgoing-regulator-chair-says-charities-must-avoid-picking-sides

General election: Speak out now to beat hatred and division

NEWS 18 April 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Scotland’s third sector must be at the forefront of ensuring progressive ideas win over hatred and division in snap General Election campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/use-election-to-beat-hatred-and-division

Leading fascists could see hardline splinter group in Scotland

NEWS 9 March 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Advocacy group Hope not Hate published their annual report - State of HATE 2022: On The March Again. 

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-fascists-could-see-hardline-splinter-group-in-scotland

Report shows human rights ignored in delivery of public services during Covid-19

NEWS 25 May 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
1 comment
New research from Amnesty International and the Human Rights Consortium Scotland finds human rights were overlooked as major public service re-designs took place during the first lockdown

https://tfn.scot/news/report-shows-human-rights-ignored-in-delivery-of-public-services-during-covid-19

Housing crisis just got worse: figures reveal almost 40,000 disabled on waiting lists

NEWS 16 February 2024 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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Claims vulnerable disabled people have been abandoned by Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-just-got-worse-figures-reveal-almost-40000-disabled-on-waiting-lists

Scotland’s population is getting older - and we must prepare for this

NEWS 21 October 2019 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Scotland must do more to prepare for a quarter of a million more older people, charities have warned

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-population-is-getting-older-and-we-must-prepare-for-this

Can we protect Scotland’s environment outside of the EU?

OPINION 29 June 2016 Guest post
Environment & International
Jonny Hughes explains the implications of the vote to leave the European Union for Scotland’s environment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/can-we-protect-scotlands-environment-outside-of-the-eu

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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.