There are other reasons, the cost-of-living increase, particularly with petrol costs and traveling to and from work and increasing childcare costs….ivScottish Women's Aid Written Evidence
Danny Boyle, BEMIS, drew attention to the fact that there is no mechanism for collective bargaining in the voluntary sector to increase people’s wages or to keep up with the cost of living crisis. iSocial Justice and Social Security Committee, Official Report 29 September 2022, Col 31
When talking about organisations' financial sustainability, Paul Bradley, SCVO said—
Sixty per cent of charities in Scotland have fewer than six months’ financial reserves.