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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

 
Leading voices from Scotland’s third sector warned that ministers in Holyrood had paid “lip-service” to charities by not reforming a “broken public funding landscape” in today’s budget

 
TFN contacted all MPs in Scotland to ask their thoughts on the NI hike looming over the sector. 

 
Orkney’s third sector faces an unprecedented challenge to its lifeline services due to rising employer National Insurance (NI) contributions

 
Chancellor Rachel Reeves told she should change course on employers’ contributions for sector.

 
Calls for long-term fair funding

 
The chancellor has confirmed there will be no exemptions or reimbursements for charities

 
A critical enabler of this should be the introduction of multi-year finance settlements - including for third sector organisations - Prosper said.

 
Mark Bevan of Leuchie House said the announcement would result in an "increase in suffering for families". 

 
Lynn Tulloch of Voluntary Action Shetland spoke out about the plans

 
The chief executive of a Scottish hospice has joined calls for more financial help amid a funding crisis in the sector.