Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Bedroom tax: Westminster warned against cutting benefits

NEWS 20 February 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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

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

NEWS 18 August 2023 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

#CostOfLivingCrisis

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

Green charities slam government’s environmental rights action plan

NEWS 2 August 2022 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

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

Reporting on Progress Towards Equality of Opportunity for Women and Men Made by Public Authorities in Scotland: Ministerial Priorities for Gender Equality - Tackling Violence Against Women

The research involved: an evidence review of research, statistical data and Scottish Government policy,(carried out in-house by the Scottish Government); a document review covering a sample of 72 public

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/reporting-on-progress-towards-equality-of-opportunity-for-women-and-men-made-by-public-authorities-in-scotland-ministerial-priorities-for-gender-equality-tackling-violence-against-women