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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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Scottish social care leaders sign letter urging u-turn on National Insurance

NEWS 29 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NIHike
Chancellor Rachel Reeves told she should change course on employers’ contributions for sector.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-social-care-leaders-sign-letter-urging-u-turn-on-national-insurance

Housing CEO urges chancellor to reconsider National Insurance hike

NEWS 5 December 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NIHike
Angela Currie of Hanover Scotland joined over 80 leaders of not-for-profit social care organisations

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-ceo-urges-chancellor-to-reconsider-national-insurance-shift

Scots charities forced to draw from reserves despite funding stabilisation

NEWS 19 February 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
New research from SCVO outlines the state of the sector’s finances.

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-charities-forced-to-draw-from-reserves-despite-funding-stabilisation

Major charity body looking to shed jobs as it seeks to close a £500k deficit

NEWS 20 February 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
A voluntary redundancy scheme has been opened at SCVO

https://tfn.scot/news/major-charity-body-looking-to-shed-jobs-as-it-seeks-to-close-a-500k-deficit

Job programme has now helped 7,500 vulnerable young people find employment

NEWS 12 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
1 comment
Community Jobs Scotland celebrates landmark moment

https://tfn.scot/news/job-programme-has-now-helped-7500-vulnerable-young-people-find-employment

Scotland’s gender pay gap investigated as progress stalls

NEWS 17 February 2017 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
MSPs are to explore why it looks set to be more than 50 years before women in Scotland can expect equal pay to men

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-gender-pay-gap-investigated-as-progress-stalls

Scots want a nation powered by green energy only

NEWS 5 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
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The majority of Scots think the country could and should become Europe’s first fully renewable nation

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-want-a-fully-reneweable-powered-country

Pollution causes 2,500 Scots deaths

NEWS 23 February 2016 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Research points to air pollution as a bigger killer than previously thought

https://tfn.scot/news/pollution-cuases-2500-scots-deaths

Youngsters and elderly sink into poverty

NEWS 4 December 2017 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's annual report has revealed that poverty rises are occurring which have not been seen for 20 years

https://tfn.scot/news/youngsters-and-elderly-sink-into-poverty

Claims DWP assessors ask: “Why haven’t you killed yourself?”

NEWS 2 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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Mentally ill claimants complain they are being asked to justify why they are are still alive

https://tfn.scot/news/claims-dwp-assessors-ask-why-havent-you-killed-yourself

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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.