Talking about child poverty on Politics Wales

Bevan Foundation on Politics Wales to discuss child poverty 

The Bevan Foundation’s Head of Policy (Poverty), Dr Steffan Evans joined the Children’s Commissioner on BBC Politics Wales on Sunday, July 17th to discuss the extent of child poverty in Wales and to explore solutions.

Steffan outlined the long term impact of poverty for children’s health and education, and the implications of this for broader public policy, arguing that it was crucial that action was taken. He argued that it was vital that the UK Government took action to ensure that the social security system provides families was adequate levels of support, whilst at the same time making case that there was further action that the Welsh Government could be taking to address child poverty.

You can watch the discussion back on BBC Iplayer by clicking here. If you want to learn more about the impact of the cost of living crisis on families in Wales then make sure you join us for our webinar – Lunchtime launch: A snapshot of poverty in summer 2022 on Wednesday July 27.