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.
Social security
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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