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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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Nicola Sturgeon reveals new LGBT policies

NEWS 1 April 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
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The first minister has promised another "leap forward" for equality

https://tfn.scot/news/nicola-sturgeon-reveals-new-lgbt-policies

Poor kids twice as likely to struggle with reading

NEWS 29 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Some children are behind in language by the time they start school and will never catch up

https://tfn.scot/news/poorest-children-in-scotland-twice-as-likely-to-struggle-with-language-skil

Don't cut £20 benefit pleads foodbank worker

NEWS 10 August 2021 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Come October, £20 will be cut from Univeral Credit payments

https://tfn.scot/news/dont-cut-20-benefit-pleads-foodbank-worker

Boost for low paid as living wage increases

NEWS 22 September 2022 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Living wage increase brought forward

https://tfn.scot/news/boost-for-low-paid-as-living-wage-increases-today

Leading economist appointed chair at Pro Bono Economics

NEWS 8 October 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Tera Allas CBE joins think tank Pro Bono Economics (PBE) as its new chair of trustees. 

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-economist-appointed-chair-at-pro-bono-economics

Fears for hundreds of service users as plug gets pulled on vital charity's funding

NEWS 26 August 2024 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
1 comment
Charity can only survive a matter of months without funding

https://tfn.scot/news/fears-for-hundreds-of-service-users-as-plug-gets-pulled-on-vital-charitys-funding

UK’s five worst welfare reforms

LIST 4 August 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
2 comments
We list the so-called reforms that have had the biggest impact on the poor, the sick and the disabled

https://tfn.scot/lists/uks-five-worst-welfare-reforms

Home is the heart of the matter

OPINION 14 January 2015 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Housing in Scotland still faces a number of issues as the sector prepares for the biggest housing conference in the country

https://tfn.scot/opinion/home-is-the-heart-of-the-matter

Make fuel poverty history

OPINION 20 September 2019 Guest post
Environment & International
Helen Melone explains the key points of Scotland's draft fuel poverty bill

https://tfn.scot/opinion/make-fuel-poverty-history

Reflecting on 13 years in the job

OPINION 5 November 2018 Guest post
Management
Jim Sweeney looks back on his 13 years at YouthLink Scotland to mark his final Youth Work Week

https://tfn.scot/opinion/reflecting-on-13-years-in-youth-work

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.