Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Equalities charities caution hasty repeal of the Football Act

NEWS 23 August 2017 by Georgina Harris

Culture & Leisure

A number of equalities charities have given evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee warning about concerns over the Football Act's repeal

https://tfn.scot/news/equalities-charities-caution-hasty-repeal-of-the-football-act

Millions of teens live in fear of crime

NEWS 30 August 2017 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

The Children's Society has said that 2.2 million youngsters worry about falling victim to criminals

https://tfn.scot/news/millions-of-teens-live-in-fear-of-crime

Pensioners get help to combat scammers

NEWS 18 September 2017 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

Charity says more needs to be done despite new government funding

https://tfn.scot/news/pensioners-get-help-to-combat-scammers

MSP wants rid of “hated” disability assessments

NEWS 23 April 2018 by Robert Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Bid to remove disability assessments from Scotland's new social security system

https://tfn.scot/news/last-ditch-attempt-to-ban-disability-assessments

Ministers set to pass social security bill

NEWS 25 April 2018 by Robert Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

New dawn for a Scottish welfare system

https://tfn.scot/news/ministers-set-to-pass-social-security-bill

Help lotteries raise much more, Dame Ellen MacArthur tells MSPs

NEWS 23 May 2018 by Susan Smith

Management

Campaign is calling for the limit on how much society lotteries can raise in a year to increase from £10m to £100m

https://tfn.scot/news/help-lotteries-raise-much-more-dame-ellen-macarthur-tells-msps

Move to transform use of temporary accommodation

NEWS 30 May 2018 by Gareth Jones

Regeneration & Housing

The Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group has made a series of recommendations to tackle homeless in the first place

https://tfn.scot/news/move-to-transform-use-of-temporary-accommodation

Disabled people need information on why they have been rejected for PIP

NEWS 16 January 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Disability charities have said that those who are rejected for benefits need more information on how a decision was made

https://tfn.scot/news/disabled-people-need-information-on-why-they-have-been-rejected-for-pip

National third sector bodies join forces on Brexit

NEWS 8 February 2018 by Gareth Jones

Management

Umbrella organisations for the voluntary sector in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are putting pressure on the UK government

https://tfn.scot/news/national-third-sector-bodies-join-forces-on-brexit

Charity workers went all out to beat the Beast from the East

NEWS 8 March 2018 by Graham Martin

Regeneration & Housing

Staff at a homelessness charity have been thanked for going the extra mile to help people caught by the Beast from the East

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-workers-went-all-out-to-beat-the-beast-from-the-east

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