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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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UK aid spend falls by over £1billion in a year

NEWS 10 April 2026 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) published its provisional spending.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-aid-spend-falls-by-over-1billion-in-a-year

Campaigners say thousands with chronic condition are unsupported

NEWS 15 October 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
People are being prevented from working normal jobs

https://tfn.scot/news/campigners-say-thousands-with-chronic-condition-are-unsupported

“Devastating”: Trump’s cut to US foreign aid slammed by NGOs

NEWS 28 January 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The President took less than a week to pause almost all overseas development funding. 

https://tfn.scot/news/devastating-trumps-cut-to-us-foreign-aid-slammed-by-ngos

Charities call for foodbank reliance to come to an end

NEWS 24 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
1 comment
Organisations are struggling to respond to hunger in the community, and have called for the Scottish Government to step in

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-foodbank-reliance-to-come-to-an-end

Tackling inequality should be central to recovery, report recommends

NEWS 21 January 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
The Social Renewal Advisory Board has said creating a minimum income guarantee and helping those most affected by Covid-19 will result in a fairer Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/tackling-inequality-should-be-central-to-recovery-report-recommends

Coalition calls for sweeping changes to mental health and wellbeing

NEWS 23 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Management
Health & Social Care
#NeverMoreNeeded
Scotland’s Mental Health Partnership has published its manifesto Promote, Prevent, Provide

https://tfn.scot/news/coalition-calls-for-sweeping-changes-to-mental-health-and-wellbeing

Thousands plunged into fuel poverty as energy prices rise

NEWS 1 April 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
More than 8 in 10 people in Scotland are worried about the impact of rising bills.

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-plunged-into-fuel-poverty-as-energy-prices-rise

Families fight back over Bield care home closures

NEWS 23 November 2017 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government should intervene to stop 167 vulnerable elderly people being moved from closure threatened care homes, say relatives

https://tfn.scot/news/families-fight-back-over-bield-care-home-closures

Perfect storm could sink charities as living wage kicks in

NEWS 30 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
1 comment
​Charities could go to the wall as they struggle to meet rising demand, lower income and a new pay stipulation

https://tfn.scot/news/perfect-storm-rocks-charities-as-living-wage-kicks-in

Long-term hospital stays are a stain on Scotland’s human rights commitment

OPINION 22 August 2022 by John Feehan and Jan Savage
Families & Young People
Health & Social Care
John Feenan and Jan Savage of Enable Scotland speak out about human rights abuses in the way disabled people are treated

https://tfn.scot/opinion/long-term-hospital-stays-are-a-stain-on-scotlands-human-rights-commitment

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2026. 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.