Ruchir Shah

Empowerment in focus in latest #employability special Read more

Income tax and Gift Aid Gift Aid is a relief on income tax that benefits charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs). Last year Gift Aid provided over £1 billion to the third sector in the UK. Given the sums involved SCVO calls for a specific commitment for Gift Aid to... Read more

Ruchir discusses the need to change our approach to welfare reform mitigation in the face of increasingly negative mainstream party lines. Read more

SCVO welcomes the Department of Work and Pension’s (DWP) consultation on Universal Credit data sharing. This is an important issue for Scotland's charities and voluntary organisations, many of whom support some of Scotland's most vulnerable claimants. Please note that with the... Read more

Ruchir explores the implications of the Smith Commission report for Gift Aid, VAT rebates, and the social investment tax relief scheme. Read more

Beyond the hype about new tax powers, there aren’t any particularly exciting announcements for the third sector in Swinney's latest budget. He is, however, putting a wad of cash into housing, health, and community-based energy. So, let’s take a closer look. For housing, there's... Read more

Introduction The consultation, 'Your voice, our vision', is a timely and welcome development to seek a broader input into the future strategic framework of the Big Lottery Fund. Spending £4billion between 2015-2021, roughly equivalent to £400m in Scotland, is a considerable... Read more

Over the last week a new chapter has opened in the attack on civil society's campaigning role, and not in China or Russia but right here in the UK Read more

What does having UKIP in Scotland mean for the third sector? Read more

New arguments for rethinking our economy are emerging and they range from the sublime to the ridiculous. Read more