Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

“Squeezed”: Report warns of rising costs hitting third sector

NEWS 4 July 2023 by Niall Christie

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Social Justice & Poverty

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#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

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The increasing pressure on volunteers and attracting members of the public to provide unpaid work, were also flagged.

https://tfn.scot/news/squeezed-report-warns-of-rising-costs-hitting-third-sector

Mentoring map shows provision in Scotland

NEWS 30 August 2022 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Technology used to find gaps and show where services exists

https://tfn.scot/news/mentoring-map-shows-provision-in-scotland

DEC launches urgent Pakistan appeal

NEWS 1 September 2022 by Rab Armour

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

DEC brings together 15 leading aid agencies at times of crisis overseas

https://tfn.scot/news/dec-launches-urgent-pakistan-appeal

New chair for board of SAMH

NEWS 22 September 2022 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Health & Social Care

Steve will takes over as chair immediately and his appointment follows an impressive career spanning almost 40 years.

https://tfn.scot/news/new-chair-for-board-of-samh

New guidance for medics will fast track terminally ill benefit claimants

NEWS 21 February 2024 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

A more humane, less bureaucratic system has been established in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/new-guidance-for-medics-will-fast-track-terminally-ill-benefit-claimants

Scots turn off energy to pay for food and other houshold essentials

NEWS 4 March 2024 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Cost-of-living crisis continues to worsen

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-turn-off-energy-to-pay-for-foos-and-other-houshold-essentials

Traumatised benefit claimants made to feel they are begging

NEWS 25 October 2019 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

People are not claiming vital benefits because the system is too traumatising, with claimants made to feel they are begging, a charity reports

https://tfn.scot/news/traumatised-benefit-claimants-made-to-feel-they-are-begging

Victory for third sector poverty campaign

NEWS 27 June 2019 by Gareth Jones

Management

A new income supplement for Scotland's poorest families has been hailed as a game changer

https://tfn.scot/news/victory-for-third-sector-poverty-campaign

Youngsters want answers on Brexit

NEWS 5 December 2018 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Two charities have called for clarity for young people on a range of issues

https://tfn.scot/news/youngsters-want-answers-on-brexit

Study to examine voluntary action during Covid-19

NEWS 3 November 2020 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

#NeverMoreNeeded

A major new research project is set to examine how communities responded to the outbreak of the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/study-to-examine-voluntary-action-during-covid-19

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“Squeezed”: Report warns of rising costs hitting third sector

Mentoring map shows provision in Scotland

DEC launches urgent Pakistan appeal

New chair for board of SAMH

New guidance for medics will fast track terminally ill benefit claimants

Scots turn off energy to pay for food and other houshold essentials

Traumatised benefit claimants made to feel they are begging

Victory for third sector poverty campaign

Youngsters want answers on Brexit

Study to examine voluntary action during Covid-19

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