Charlotte Gorman

Senior Policy Adviser (Scotland)

Charlotte is a Senior Policy Adviser at JRF, working in our Scotland team. Previously, Charlotte spent 12 years working in the UK Civil Service in a range of roles, most recently as Head of Mental Health Strategy in the Department of Health and Social Care.

Contact

Email: charlotte.gorman@jrf.org.uk

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Poverty in Scotland 2026

With targets missed and poverty too high, radical change is needed. Local government needs to play a bigger role in poverty reduction, both in their delivery and in a healthier relationship with the Scottish Government.

Report

Understanding poverty

Child poverty

Pride in Place: the scale of the challenge in Scotland

The Government’s Pride in Place programme has now allocated £480 million to high-need neighbourhoods across Scotland, over the next decade, but coordinated investment is needed to address the scale of need.

Briefing

Neighbourhoods and communities

Will party manifestos meet Scotland’s child poverty targets?

All parties have published their manifestos for the 7 May Holyrood elections, but they fall well short of the action needed to meet child poverty targets, leaving the next Scottish Government to match rhetoric with action.

Council Tax reform in Scotland

Council Tax in Scotland is outdated, regressive and desperately in need of reform. The next Scottish Government must take bold action.

Comment

Neighbourhoods and communities