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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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I’m getting tired of playing the cost of living game  

OPINION 2 June 2025 by David Hilferty
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
David Hilferty: framing the cost of living crisis in terms of individual choices is entirely to miss the point

https://tfn.scot/opinion/im-getting-tired-of-playing-the-cost-of-living-game

What does Whole Family Support really mean?

OPINION 6 October 2025 by David Hilferty
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
David Hilferty on putting government plans into practice

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-does-whole-family-support-really-mean

Ofgem’s plans on energy debt don’t go nearly far enough 

OPINION 10 November 2025 by David Hilferty
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
David Hilferty on the inevitable winter fuel crisis

https://tfn.scot/opinion/ofgems-plans-on-energy-debt-dont-go-nearly-far-enough

The cost of living crisis isn’t back: it never went away 

OPINION 3 March 2025 by Derek Mitchell
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Derek Mitchell: further increases in energy prices will be devastating for so many households 

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-cost-of-living-crisis-isnt-back-it-never-went-away

We marched to demand action and a fairer society 

OPINION 27 October 2025 by Derek Mitchell
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
"The fact that the campaign emerged from Scotland’s charity sector is significant, because we see the reality of how people are living"

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-marched-to-demand-action-and-a-fairer-society

The essential sector no more - what will happen if we bankrupt charities?

OPINION 2 December 2024 by Martin Dorchester
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NIHike
Martin Dorchester's searing take on the National Insurance hike announced in the UK budget

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-essential-sector-no-more

We need to fix Scotland’s broken food system

NEWS 5 February 2019 by Graham Martin
Management
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Scotland's food system is failing to meet the needs of its people and the environment

https://tfn.scot/news/public-must-help-charities-fix-scotlands-broken-food-system

Back pay claim rocks major social care charity

NEWS 1 May 2015 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
1 comment
A major social care charity has been accused of failing to stump up hundreds of pounds in back pay it owes staff

https://tfn.scot/news/richmond-fellowship-rocked-by-pay-dispute

RSPB delight as threatened species makes a comeback

NEWS 3 October 2014 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
RSPB Scotland hails the recovery of one of the country's most threatened birds

https://tfn.scot/news/rspb-delight-as-threatened-species-makes-a-comeback

New coalition will battle for humane welfare system

NEWS 8 December 2014 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Group will fight for welfare reform

https://tfn.scot/news/new-coalition-will-battle-for-humane-welfare-system

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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.