Carla Cebula

Lead Analyst (Scotland)

Carla supports the Scotland team at JRF to understand the scale and depth of poverty in Scotland. She has previously worked as a researcher at the University of Glasgow, researching gender inequalities in academic science careers, and as a statistician at Education Scotland. She completed a PhD at the University of Edinburgh looking at the effects of economic, social and cultural capital at home and in neighbourhoods on young people’s educational attainment in England.

Contact

Email: carla.cebula@jrf.org.uk

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The building blocks of economic security in Scotland

This briefing explores what is driving widespread feelings of economic insecurity in Scotland today.

Briefing

Public attitudes

Savings, debt and assets

Social security

Housing

Work

Tackling economic insecurity could be key to rebuilding trust in Scottish politics

JRF's latest Scotland polling analysis shows minor changes are not enough. Economic and political systems must be reshaped to provide everyone in Scotland with the security they deserve.

Comment

Public attitudes

Cost of living

Scottish political parties must address economic insecurity

Economic insecurity is shaping how people in Scotland vote, think about politics, and if they believe change is possible at all — particularity those facing the most pressure.

Briefing

Public attitudes

Cost of living

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.

Report

Child poverty

Meeting the moment: Scottish Election 2026

A toolkit to help Scottish political parties shape their thinking and action to meet the 2030/31 child poverty reduction targets ahead of the 2026 Scottish Election.

Report

Child poverty

Children being left behind: deep poverty among families in Scotland

As we approach the next Scottish election, parties aspiring to government must radically up their game to help the 80,000 children in very deep poverty.

Briefing

Child poverty

How a transformed social security system can change lives

A short explainer of this year’s Poverty in Scotland report that shows that social security can both embed and alleviate poverty.

Explainer

Social security

Poverty in Scotland 2024

This year our report asks how effective social security is at reducing poverty and advancing equality in Scotland.

Report

Social security

Understanding the link between childcare costs, poverty and disposable income

Funded early years childcare can dramatically increase families' disposable income but has limited impact on reducing child poverty. Why is this?

Explainer

Child poverty

Care