Even with the underspend in the Fund this year, we still think it is likely that the Scottish Government,We are not clear how the Scottish Government is able to include a regulation on families under pressure,We welcome, however, Scottish Government commitments to work with the third sector to ensure we get the,Other third sector concerns raised are often long standing issues with which the Scottish Government,The Scottish Government has consistently expressed a desire to create a more compassionate benefits system
https://scvo.scot/p/9929/2015/08/19/welfare-funds-scotland-act-regulations-and-guidance-consultation
on site and meeting with organisations would help those charities which may not have the capacity or budget,in action” and hear first-hand from those being affected/likely to be affected by the work of the UK Government,Consequently, the policy intentions of the current UK Government (for example, the introduction of a,Given that significant levers relating to economic decisions remain at UK Government level, we are sure,interaction between the different aspects of the digital agenda, including digital public services, and proposals
https://scvo.scot/p/10034/2015/08/31/scottish-affairs-committee-inquiry-work-of-the-scottish-affairs-committee
There has been nothing in the current Chancellor’s budget to relieve this pressure.,The Scottish Government has moved someway against this through its National Performance Framework[xxxvii,economic growth would have on unemployment, nef suggests that we could all move to working fewer hours (as long,[xxv] Carers Legislation – Consultation on Proposals – January 2014, Scottish Government (2014), p2.,[xxxvi] See, for example, Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014 Submission to the Scottish Government
https://scvo.scot/p/4705/2014/05/07/an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall
As we have outlined in previous briefings[i], the Scottish Welfare Fund is a final safety net for tens,Ensuring Effective Review
We welcome work being done by the Scottish Government to review, evaluate and,We support proposed amendments for review submitted by Scottish Labour.,References
[i]http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage-1-debate/ [ii]http,Welfare Fund (Scotland) Bill [v]http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage
https://scvo.scot/p/8050/2015/03/02/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage-3-briefing
