Bevan Foundation News

The Bevan Foundation was honoured to be involved in the 17th Homeless World Cup held in Cardiff between 27th July and 3rd August 2019.   Through a programme of debate, poetry, comedy, podcasts and more in the Bevan Tent, participants could […] »

The Bevan Foundation has issued a brand new briefing on the State of Wales today. Our State of Wales briefings provide authoritative, easy-to-access insights into how different groups of people are faring in Wales. The briefing released today covers relative low […] »

Our latest report, Prosperous valleys, resilient communities, calls on the Ministerial Taskforce for the Valleys to double its efforts. The south Wales valleys are home to approximately 800,000 people and 300,000 jobs. They make a substantial contribution to the Welsh […] »

The Bevan Foundation warmly welcomes the Welsh Government’s announcement of a new ‘Holiday Hunger Playworks Pilot’ scheme this summer. The scheme will enhance school holiday provision for children from low-income families in 13 local authority areas, providing an alternative to […] »

There was a packed house at Tiny Rebel in Cardiff on the 25th of June as the Bevan Foundation held its summer supporters’ network. Supporters and their friends networked over a drink or two whilst also hearing a panel discussion […] »

The Bevan Foundation welcomes the Home Secretary’s decision to commission the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to assess whether post-Brexit migration rules should be different in Wales. The inquiry follows Bevan Foundation calls for a greater ‘regional’ approach to immigration policy, and […] »

The UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty has, today (22 May 2019) published a damming report on poverty in the UK. The Rapporteur’s report paints a grim picture of live for millions of families across the UK and comes to […] »

On the 20th of May the Bevan Foundation and the WLGA welcomed a full room of delegates to the Future Inn Hotel in Cardiff to explore actions that could be taken locally to solve poverty. Having been welcomed to the […] »

The Bevan Foundation is pleased to announce its exciting new partnership with the Open University in Wales. The announcement comes during Learning at Work Week, with the Open University (OU) in Wales becoming the Bevan Foundation’s second confirmed organisational partner […] »

We were very pleased to contribute our views on “Life after free movement” to the Assembly’s inquiry into migration policy after Brexit on Monday 13th May. Appearing alongside expert witnesses Dr Madelaine Sumption from Oxford University and Marley Morris from […] »