Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Fury as PIP assessors rake in millions of public cash

NEWS 20 April 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

1 comment

Private companies undertaking PIP assessments received millions more than originally estimated

https://tfn.scot/news/fury-as-pip-assessors-rake-in-millions-of-public-cash

Enable Scotland chief executive to resign

NEWS 20 March 2015 by Rab Armour

Management

1 comment

Peter Scott quits post after 10 years at the charity

https://tfn.scot/news/enable-scotland-chief-executive-resigns

Epilepsy discriminated by unfair PIP assessments

NEWS 15 August 2019 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

4 comments

People with epilepsy are being treated unfairly when it comes to assessing their disability

https://tfn.scot/news/epilepsy-discriminated-by-unfair-pip-assessements

Scots racking up millions in council tax debt

NEWS 28 October 2019 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Many of those who are behind with their payments owe more than the average bill, Citizens Advice Scotland has revealed

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-racking-up-millions-in-council-tax-debt

Scotland in child obesity emergency slams UK’s top teacher

NEWS 4 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

1 comment

The UK's most popular teacher says schools and politicians have to tackle problem of overweight pupils

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-in-child-obesity-emergency

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

NEWS 2 March 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

12 comments

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

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 activists condemn suppression of NGOs in Turkey

NEWS 14 November 2016 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Scottish activists have condemned the suppression of civil society groups in Turkey

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-activists-condemn-suppression-of-ngos-in-turkey

Tories vow to push through devastating tax credit cuts

NEWS 27 October 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Defeat in the Lords but Osborne says cuts will happen albeit with concessions

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-vow-to-plough-through-with-devastating-tax-credit-cuts

Tory MPs told: honour your pledges to the elderly

NEWS 27 June 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

3 comments

Age Scotland has urged the Scottish Conservatives to fight for the retention of free TV Licenses for pensioners

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-mps-pressed-by-charity-for-older-people

Search

What can we help you with?

Fury as PIP assessors rake in millions of public cash

Enable Scotland chief executive to resign

Epilepsy discriminated by unfair PIP assessments

Scots racking up millions in council tax debt

Scotland in child obesity emergency slams UK’s top teacher

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

Scotland’s gender pay gap investigated as progress stalls

Scots activists condemn suppression of NGOs in Turkey

Tories vow to push through devastating tax credit cuts

Tory MPs told: honour your pledges to the elderly

Filters

About

Social

Help

Not registered for a My SCVO account?

Sign in

Not registered for a My SCVO account?

Search

What can we help you with?

Filters