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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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Will a shift to prevention heal Scotland’s third sector? 

OPINION 6 January 2026 by Sarah Latto
Management
Health & Social Care
Sarah Latto asks if this is the long-term cure that we need

https://tfn.scot/opinion/will-a-shift-to-prevention-heal-scotlands-third-sector

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

Scotland’s social security system reaches a significant milestone 

OPINION 18 November 2024 by Erica Young
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Erica Young reflects on two years of Scotland’s Adult Disability Payment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-social-security-system-reaches-a-significant-milestone

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

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

Dedicated minister for mental health appointed

NEWS 19 May 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
Maureen Watt named minister for mental health

https://tfn.scot/news/dedicated-minister-for-mental-health-appointed

Damp and mouldy housing means too many people are left in the cold

OPINION 10 June 2025 by Aoife Deery
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Aoife Deery on plans to introduce Awaab’s Law

https://tfn.scot/opinion/damp-and-mouldy-housing-means-too-many-people-are-left-in-the-cold

Some home truths for ministers on Scottish housing crisis

OPINION 1 September 2025 by Aoife Deery
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
New publication shows worrying rise in arrears

https://tfn.scot/opinion/some-home-truths-for-ministers-on-scottish-housing-crisis

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

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

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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.