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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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UBI: A help or a hindrance?

FEATURE 1 March 2020 by Gareth Jones
The idea of creating a basic income to help support Scots and address inequalities is one that has been the subject of much discussion in recent years. However, Gareth Jones hears there are concerns that disabled people could actually be left worse off by the system.

https://tfn.scot/features/ubi-a-help-or-a-hindrance

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

FEATURE 3 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Culture & Leisure
News on how Scotland's voluntary sector is responding to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector2

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Friday 10 July

FEATURE 10 July 2020 by Rab Armour
Management
What is happening in the voluntary sector #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-friday-10-july

New visa system, new hoops for charities

OPINION 5 May 2015 Guest post
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Chris Airey warns the lastest government overhaul of the visa system does not mean charities will have to work less hard to support incoming guests

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-visa-system-new-hoops-for-charities

Unpaid care work worth £36 billion in Scotland

NEWS 20 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
The majority of Scots want to see more money spent on supporting carers, research by Oxfam has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/unpaid-care-work-worth-36-billion-in-scotland

Charities welcome plan to scrap women’s jail

NEWS 26 January 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Charities delighted as Scottish Government abandons plans for a new women's prison

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-plan-to-scrap-womens-jail

World’s poorest will suffer as Tories axe aid department

NEWS 17 June 2020 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
DfID decision a "disaster" for the world's poor - and the fight against Covid

https://tfn.scot/news/worlds-poorest-will-suffer-as-tories-axe-aid-department

Scots families face lockdown financial struggles

NEWS 1 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
Many households have seen a drop in income and some fear being able to pay the rent, new research has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-families-face-lockdown-financial-struggles

Care organisations hit out at visa plan

NEWS 21 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Social care staff have not been included in plans to give health workers from the EU priority to work in post-Brexit Britain

https://tfn.scot/news/care-organisations-hit-out-at-visa-plan

Health charity in NHS warning

NEWS 1 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
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Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland says third sector organisations need long-term funding to help the NHS avoid a permanent state of crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/health-charity-in-nhs-warning

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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.