Poverty in Scotland 2025
Poverty is still too high, people are feeling overlooked and ignored by politicians — the next Scottish Parliament is vital for a better future for children in Scotland.
Annie’s background is in social policy and human rights, with a focus on qualitative and participatory research. Annie’s role is to work across the Scotland team to support it to deliver projects, maintain relationships with key partners and participate in policy research and design for JRF’s work in Scotland.
Email: annie.mckenzie@jrf.org.uk
Poverty is still too high, people are feeling overlooked and ignored by politicians — the next Scottish Parliament is vital for a better future for children in Scotland.
How can the structures and systems causing inequality be redesigned to create a fairer and more equal society?
What key aspects and principles make this community's participatory approach successful? Dundee people with lived experience of poverty share their thoughts.
This year our report asks how effective social security is at reducing poverty and advancing equality in Scotland.
This year’s State of the Nation report looks in detail at whether work is working for people in Scotland.