GCVS News

GCVS is a busy organisation working within a dynamic sector. Here are some of the news stories that have caught our interest.

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Scottish Government news stories:

• Help for Those in Fuel Poverty Announced

  Published: 16 Nov 2011

  Scotland's six leading energy providers have promised to help vulnerable customers switch to their lowest cost tariffs.

• Scottish Parliament Rejects Welfare Reform Bill

  Published: 8 Oct 2011

  On Wednesday, the Scottish Government backed calls to withhold consent for the Welfare Reform Bill.

• New Measures to Tackle Reoffending Announced

  Published: 30 Sep 2011

  The Scottish Government is preparing to tackle youth offending in a different way, by focusing on early intervention to divert young people from crime and towards positive activity.

• Fuel Poverty Concerns Follow Scottish Power Price Hike

  Published: 9 Jun 2011

  Scottish Power has announced that its electricity and gas prices are to rise by 10% and 19% respectively, a move that has dismayed campaigners against fuel poverty.

• MSPs Rally Cross-Party Support for Concessionary Rents

  Published: 25 May 2011

  Humza Yousaf MSP has circulated an open letter (below) to garner support from fellow MSPs and third sector organisations and partners in attempt to persuade Glasgow City Council to reconsider their stance on ending concessionary rents.

• SNP Wins Overall Parliamentary Majority

  Published: 12 May 2011

  Last week’s Scottish elections saw a historic victory for the SNP who won a majority of parliamentary seats, returning Alex Salmond to the position of First Minister for a second term.

• Change Fund - Reshaping Elderly Care

  Published: 7 Apr 2011

  In line with other local authority areas across Scotland, Glasgow recently submitted a Change Fund Plan which will see £7.9m additional funding to the city during 2011-12 to support the Reshaping Care for Older People agenda. The third sector was a co-si

• Housing Associations Undermined by Policy Change

  Published: 30 Mar 2011

  Jim Harvey, Director of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has criticised Government Housing policy describing it as short-term, unsustainable and a threat to the future of many housing associations.

• Case for Charities

  Published: 20 Jan 2011

  The Scottish Government have boosted voluntary care organisations in Scotland after they gave 1 million to assist with staff training and development.