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The evidence library is a resource for anyone interested in the voluntary sector in Scotland. Managed by SCVO, the library signposts to research and evidence produced by, or on, the voluntary sector. For further information email: research@scvo.scot.

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Local government in Scotland is critical to reducing poverty

JRF 5 October 2026

Children & Families Communities Funding and economy Poverty / Cost of Living Public sector

Poverty in Scotland 2026

JRF 5 October 2026

Children & Families Funding and economy Fact & Figures Poverty / Cost of Living Public sector

Scotland’s Resilient Third Sector through the Cost-of-Living Crisis: Insights from New Research

Erin Cutroneo 3 November 2025

Funding and economy Poverty / Cost of Living Volunteering Workforce

Poverty in Scotland 2025

JRF 7 October 2025

Children & Families Poverty / Cost of Living

Individual Giving in Scotland: donations, legacies and fundraising

SCVO 7 October 2025

Communities Funding and economy Fact & Figures Poverty / Cost of Living

In Their Own Words: Children's Experiences in Temporary Accommodation

Professor Nadzeya Svirydzenka (De Montfort University), Professor Monica Lakhanpaul (University College London) and Dr Joseph Williams (De Montfort University) and Shelter Scotland Shelter Scotland 2 June 2025

Children & Families Health and wellbeing Housing and homelessness Poverty / Cost of Living Young people

UK Poverty 2025: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) 29 January 2025

Children & Families Equalities Housing and homelessness Poverty / Cost of Living

The Scottish third sector tracker: wave 1-8 key findings. (Summer 2021-Spring 2024)

SCVO 21 November 2024

Coronavirus / COVID-19 Funding and economy Fact & Figures Poverty / Cost of Living Volunteering Workforce

Policy Asks for Challenge Poverty Week 2024

Poverty Alliance 10 October 2024

Funding and economy Fact & Figures Poverty / Cost of Living

The voluntary sector and rising costs - a summary of current voluntary sector experiences

SCVO 15 July 2024

Funding and economy Poverty / Cost of Living Workforce

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Local government in Scotland is critical to reducing poverty

Poverty in Scotland 2026

Scotland’s Resilient Third Sector through the Cost-of-Living Crisis: Insights from New Research

Poverty in Scotland 2025

Individual Giving in Scotland: donations, legacies and fundraising

In Their Own Words: Children's Experiences in Temporary Accommodation

UK Poverty 2025: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

The Scottish third sector tracker: wave 1-8 key findings. (Summer 2021-Spring 2024)

Policy Asks for Challenge Poverty Week 2024

The voluntary sector and rising costs - a summary of current voluntary sector experiences

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