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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Increase Child Benefit or fund foodbanks?

Food poverty experts have called on the Scottish Government to increase Child Benefit by £5 a week rather than fund foodbanks - do you agree?

https://tfn.scot/polls/increase-child-benefit-or-fund-foodbanks

Top-up child payment to address age discrimination, First Minister told

The 80 groups are supporting the End Young Parent Poverty: Top up the Scottish Child Payment campaign.

https://tfn.scot/news/top-up-child-payment-to-address-age-discrimination-first-minister-told

Bedroom tax: Westminster warned against cutting benefits

Scottish Government seeks "cast iron" commitments from Westminster benefits won't be clawed back

https://tfn.scot/news/bedroom-tax-westminster-warned-against-cutting-benefits

Green charities slam government’s environmental rights action plan

The United Nations Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee has repeatedly found the UK to be in breach of the convention’s access to justice requirements.

https://tfn.scot/news/green-charities-slam-governments-environmental-rights-action-plan

Billion pound investment in Glasgow to create jobs and improve skills

​UK government and Scottish Government both commit £500 million to Scotland's largest city

https://tfn.scot/news/billion-pound-investment-in-glasgow-to-create-jobs-and-improve-skills

SNP told: don’t tell us how to raise our kids

Lesley Scott says named person legislation is dictatorial and authoritarian

https://tfn.scot/opinion/snp-told-dont-tell-us-how-to-raise-our-kids

How social security can deliver for disabled people in Scotland (April 2021)

In particular, it looks at how the Scottish Government and Social Security Scotland can look to maximise,It finds that while the Scottish Government and Social Security Scotland’s approach, which is rightly,Findings To ensure our social security system works better for disabled people, the next Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/how-social-security-can-deliver-for-disabled-people-in-scotland-april-2021

How is COVID-19 affecting small UK charities working in international development? (June 2020)

Only 4% have been eligible for Government related funding. 68% have received no support from the UK Government,Without additional funding, from the UK Government or elsewhere, nearly half (45%) will need to shut

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/how-is-covid-19-affecting-small-uk-charities-working-in-international-development-june-2020

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