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The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions’ Households Below Average Income survey show that low household incomes continue to be a significant problem in Wales. In the three years to 2014/15, more than one in five people Read more »
Low pay in Wales is widespread, with approximately one in four workers earning less than the Living Wage. This report explores the problem of low pay in Wales. It considers the benefits and risks of the Living Wage and what this Read more »
The Cardiff Capital Region City Deal is an enormous opportunity for all ten local authority areas it covers, but what does it mean for workers? This report sets out how a step change in the number of people earning the Living Read more »
Social security payments totalling approximately £10 billion are distributed in Wales every year. The terms, conditions and value of these benefits are, in the main, set by the UK Government. But does this lead to the best fit for Wales? Or would some benefits Read more »
Wales’ new tax powers are exciting, important and a first for the National Assembly for Wales, but how should they be used to make Wales fair, prosperous and sustainable? The final report of our ‘Tax for Good’ project looks specifically at Read more »
Craig Williams, MP for Cardiff North, delivered the keynote speech at the third in our series of ‘Can Welfare Work for Wales’. As the only member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee representing a Welsh constituency, he delivered some fascinating Read more »
The second in our series of ‘Can Welfare Work for Wales’ events saw Owen Smith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, deliver the keynote address. Owen Smith spoke about the impact of social security reforms on Wales, and what Wales Read more »
The Bevan Foundation sets out its response to the Welsh Government’s draft ‘refresh’ of its financial inclusion strategy. The Welsh Government issued a draft, refreshed version of its financial inclusion strategy in November 2016. The Bevan Foundation’s response calls for: a Read more »
On Monday 16th November the Bevan Foundation hosted the first in its series of ‘Can Welfare Work for Wales’ events, with Leanne Wood AM, Leader of Plaid Cymru, as the keynote speaker. Over 80 attendees gathered in the Pierhead, Cardiff Read more »
On Thursday 22nd October the Bevan Foundation hosted ‘New Taxes for a Better Wales’ to discuss how the Welsh Government could introduce new taxes to make Wales a better place to live. We were joined by approximately 50 delegates representing 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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