Comment & Analysis

This month has seen the unemployment rate in Wales increase further as the real impact of the pandemic took hold. Both the Welsh and UK Governments have understandably focused on mitigating job losses. But job quality must not be sacrificed […] »

As we enter a lockdown, Claire Thomas asks ‘what does this mean for people who were advised to shield’? Today marks the beginning of a two week ‘fire-break’ lockdown. All of us must stay at home, go out only for […] »

As we prepare ourselves for the fire-break lockdown Steffan Evans considers how a Welsh Emergency Fund could offer greater protection for Wales’ lowest paid workers. So here we go again. Despite the public health need for a “fire-break” lockdown, many across Wales […] »

Victoria Winckler looks at the effect of the latest Welsh lockdown on workers. The two-week lockdown, due to begin on Friday, is another hammer-blow to already hard-hit workers. Earlier this year we estimated that around 211,000 people worked in sectors forced […] »

As we continue to mark #ChallengePovertyWeek, Tamsin Stirling a trustee at the Bevan Foundation argues that whilst poverty is still here it doesn’t have to be Food poverty, fuel poverty, period poverty and now mask poverty – the housing association […] »

As the Bevan Foundation continues to mark Challenge Poverty Week, Nisreen Mansour from Wales TUC outlines why Covid-19, work and poverty are all interconnected Talk of recovery feels less and less relevant every day as new restrictions are announced, with […] »

As the Bevan Foundation continues its activities to mark Challenge Poverty Week, Steffan Evans sets out why work still matters as a solution to poverty The latest labour market statistics paint a grim picture about the state of the Welsh […] »

Public services in Wales should lead recovery from coronavirus and help to solve poverty and inequality, says Victoria Winckler as the Bevan Foundation launches its social agenda for the next five years. The coronavirus outbreak has not hit everyone equally. […] »

At the start of Challenge Poverty week, Steffan Evans sets out why now is the time to take action to solve poverty 2020 was meant to be the year that we eradicated child poverty in Wales. As we start Challenge […] »

Ahead of this week’s Senedd debate on Universal Basic Income, the Bevan Foundation explores what UBI is and its risks and potential for Wales. Universal Basic Income has gained significant interest and popularity in recent months. As with many schemes […] »