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Interest in a universal basic income has been gaining traction in recent months, but what could it mean for Wales? Nisreen Mansour takes a look. I recently took part in a discussion about what a universal basic income (UBI) for Read more »
Changes to help with housing costs for tenants in social housing could mean thousands of tenants may no longer be able to afford their homes. Victoria Winckler outlines a new project to find some solutions. In the summer 2015 budget, Read more »
On the day that the Welsh Government’s Valleys Taskforce publishes its report, Victoria Winckler asks will it make a difference? The Valleys Taskforce is to launch its report later today, entitled ‘Our Valleys, Our Future’. The Minister for Welsh language Read more »
The latest State of Wales briefing by the Bevan Foundation has found significant changes among those claiming out-of-work benefits in Wales. While in November 2012 one in seven people were receiving out-of-work benefits, this had fallen to one in nine[1] Read more »
The Bevan Foundation has welcomed Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s report on Communities First. The Bevan Foundation has welcomed the recommendations of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s report on Communities First, published on 25th July 2017. In Read more »
Communities in the south Wales valleys face many opportunities and challenges over the next 10 years. A new JRF study seeks to understand how these changes will affect the housing options for those on low incomes, and identify what Welsh Government Read more »
Article 50 was triggered on 29th March 2017, heralding an unprecedented process of economic and social change for businesses, public services and the community adjust to life after Brexit. It is crucial that businesses, workers, the Welsh Government, other public Read more »
The Bevan Foundation is working with the Big Lottery Fund Wales to encourage discussion about the future of ‘doing good’ in Wales. The Big Lottery Fund is encouraging people across the UK to share ideas about the future of all Read more »
Victoria Winckler outlines how the opportunities created by the new geography of the south Wales valleys should be grasped in a Valleys Deal. The last nine months has probably seen more airtime devoted to the south Wales valleys than in Read more »
In ‘After PISA: A way forward for education in Wales?’, Professor David Egan identifies poverty – and the impact that this has on achievement – as the major challenge facing Wales’ education system. In the report, he calls on education policymakers to Read more »
This report explores the future of Attendance Allowance in Wales after it was identified by the UK Government as a possible candidate for devolution. Attendance Allowance is claimed by people aged 65+ who need help caring for themselves because of a Read more »
Looking to the Local The latest edition of our exclusive subscribers’ magazine considers the role of ‘the local’ in Welsh public policy. An eclectic mix of contributors look at how place-based initiatives have worked in Wales, as well as what should be Read more »
‘Resilient communities’ is a phrase that’s been hard to avoid in recent months and is central to the discussions about the future of Communities First. Great though it sounds, it is much less clear what resilience means or how it Read more »
The Bevan Foundation has submitted evidence to the National Assembly for Wales Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s inquiry into ‘making the economy work for people on low incomes’. This is the third theme in the Committee’s work on poverty. Read more »
Taking the Valleys Forward: how the Valleys Taskforce can build prosperity and security This short paper brings together some of the Bevan Foundation’s recent work on the economy and labour market into a set of proposals for that would help Read more »
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