Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Destitution among most needy reduced but support remains limited

NEWS 11 December 2025 by Rab Armour

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Support is being stretched to its limits

https://tfn.scot/news/destitution-among-most-needy-reduced-but-support-remains-limited

Bold tax reforms are needed to tackle poverty and inequality in Scotland

NEWS 26 November 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Civil society campaign says radical measures are needed to fix the country's broken public finances

https://tfn.scot/news/bold-tax-reforms-are-needed-to-tackle-poverty-and-inequality-in-scotland

Scottish Government funding of voluntary organisations: a case study of voluntary sector intermediaries

Paul Bradley

13 October 2022

Posted in

Policy
Research

Fair Funding

draw upon the experiences of voluntary sector intermediaries to shine a light on how the Scottish Government,that voluntary sector organisations encounter in their funding relationships with the Scottish Government,disseminated by Non-Departmental Public Bodies and other organisations on behalf of the Scottish Government,The case study concludes that a convincing response to these challenges from the Scottish Government,Read the full report: Scottish Government funding of voluntary organisations: a case study of voluntary

https://scvo.scot/p/54548/2022/10/13/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations-a-case-study-of-voluntary-sector-intermediaries

Voluntary organisations are struggling. Will government recognise the scale of the challenge?

Sheghley Ogilvie

31 August 2022

Posted in

Policy

will publish its 2022/2023 Programme for Government.,The UK and Scottish Governments need to recognise these issues and their long-term effects are likely,and the Scottish Government.,SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government’s plans to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025 and to extend the,job security - one of the five Scottish Government Fair Work Dimensions - and continuity of service

https://scvo.scot/p/53172/2022/08/31/voluntary-organisations-are-struggling