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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Third sector funding assurances after budget speech snub

Finance secretary Kate Forbes failed to mention the third or voluntary sector during her 30-minute budget speech

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-funding-assurances-after-budget-speech-snub

UK budget: “thin gruel” for Scots third sector

Scotland's third sector responds to today's budget statement

https://tfn.scot/news/mixed-bag-post-brexit-budget

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

Expert Working Group on Welfare – Phase 2 Call for Evidence

For example: “Demographic change is bringing about a fundamental shift in how we all live, work and care,) is a Scottish Government funded job creation programme.,Work carried out by interns with SCVO earlier this year examined welfare and benefits policy across different,Other approaches support social cooperative groups deliveringwelfare services’.,[xxx] http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/20/work-programme-success-creaming-parking [xxxi

https://scvo.scot/p/2912/2013/12/16/2912

Successful applications to the Community Capacity & Resilience Fund phase two

About Youth, Edinburgh About Youth, Edinburgh will deliver a project working with young people aged 16,We will work with 15-20 people in Dundee who are struggling with poverty or inequality, through developing,Association which has been working with older adults for over 65 years.,Sovereign Credit Union, Cumnock Over the past 2 years we have delivered talks about money management,Through this funding we will make a start on this by setting up welfare advice surgeries, delivered by

https://scvo.scot/p/14329/2017/01/18/successful-applications-to-the-community-capacity-resilience-fund-phase-two

SCVO response to the Scottish Government’s Social Security Consultation

Two clear steps the Scottish Government should take to show it is serious about creating a better system,Welfare Fund.,The work of carers currently saves the public purse upwards of £10bn every year.,Welfare Fund, and is frankly unacceptable.,change.

https://scvo.scot/p/14097/2016/11/29/scvo-response-to-the-scottish-governments-social-security-consultation

The Future of Social Care in Scotland

For example, the devolution of welfare powers and pre-existing commitments in the realm of health policy,How you contract shapes what is delivered.,Fair work The UK Government’s National Living Wage and the Scottish Government’s ‘real’ living wage commitment,Scottish Government should not rely on unpaid care at the expense of funding and investment in statutory,change.

https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland

Call for Evidence, Welfare Reform Committee - The Future of Social Security

Impact of Welfare Reform and Work Bill We would like to raise concerns with the Committee about the potential,impact of the recent Emergency Budget announcements and the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on the devolution,SCVO’s “Positive Principles” paper and the Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform.,Campaign on Welfare Reform, and work carried out by Engender and others is beginning to explore delivery,We must examine whether the “Fit for Work” approach driven by the UK Government (and also funded by the

https://scvo.scot/p/10048/2015/08/31/call-for-evidence-welfare-reform-committee-the-future-of-social-security

SCVO Briefing - Scotland Bill Committee Stage, Third Day (Clauses 19-30, Part 3)

The potential impact of this clause on the Scottish Government’s widening of the Scottish Welfare Fund,Clause 20 – Regulated Social Fund Amendment 115 – we would be less willing to support this, if it meant,This issue was raised during the passage of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act.,It is vital that those sanctioned can have access to the Scottish Welfare Fund.,This is one element of good practice within the Fund which the third sector campaigned for.

https://scvo.scot/p/9442/2015/06/26/scvo-briefing-scotland-bill-committee-stage-third-day-clauses-19-30-part-3

Briefing: Scottish Government debate on human rights

vulnerable and struggling to participate in society and the economy on an equal footing e.g. three year,SCVO has called for the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill to have a clear rights focus, given the nature,of the Fund.,Lastly, the work to take forward the Scottish National Action Plan on Human Rights (SNAP) must continue,Group on Welfare[xxiii] ; this must be reflected in how future powers over welfare and other areas are

https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights