GCVS News
GCVS is a busy organisation working within a dynamic sector. Here are some of the news stories that have caught our interest.
If you would like to contribute to or comment on our news stories, contact our Web Officer. Media information for journalists is also available from the External Relations team.
Cuts news stories:
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Sector Loses 70,000 Staff
NCVO has published the Civil Society Almanac, which demonstrates that the third sector is being hit hard by spending cuts, rising costs and the difficult financial climate, losing up to 70,000 staff in the last year.
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Single Parents Could Lose Out Under Universal Credit
Save the Children have published a report that claims many of the poorest families will be worse off under the Universal Credit, due to replace existing benefits in 2012/13.
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Charity Funding Cuts Hit Deprived Areas Hardest
Charities located in the most deprived areas of the country are being hardest hit by government spending cuts, warns a report in Saturday’s Guardian.
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Welfare Reform to Cost Glasgow Millions
Glasgow’s citizens will lose an estimated £84m per year under the UK Government’s welfare reform plans.
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Welfare Reform Rejection
Three aspects of the government’s welfare reform plans were defeated in the House of Lords this week.
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Life of Poverty for Over a Third of Glasgow's Children
The End Child Poverty campaign group has released a poverty map that tells us that over a third of children in Glasgow (35%) are living in poverty. The overall Scottish figure is reported as being one in five children.
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Integrated Grant Fund 2012/13 - Update
Summary of report from Glasgow City Council outlining the Integrated Grant Fund recommendations for 2012/13.
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Integrated Grants Fund - Update from Glasgow City Council
Correspondence to all organisations currently receiving grant funding from GCC integrated Grants Fund.
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Scottish Parliament Rejects Welfare Reform Bill
On Wednesday, the Scottish Government backed calls to withhold consent for the Welfare Reform Bill.
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