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Roughly a quarter of Merthyr Tydfil’s workforce is paid below the voluntary Living Wage, with little prospect of this changing without concerted effort. The Bevan Foundation’s Living Wage action plan for the borough explores what is needed to significantly reduce Read more »
The Bevan Foundation has responded to a consultation by the National Assembly for Wales Finance Committee on the Welsh Government 2017/18 budget proposals. In its response to the Finance Committee, the Bevan Foundation highlights the significant cost of poverty to the Welsh Read more »
Cardiff Capital Region has ambitious targets to grow the economy, includign increasing its Gross Value Added. This paper, submitted as evidence to the Cardiff Capital Region Commission on Growth and Competitiveness, argues that focusing on GVA alone will not necessarily reduce Read more »
The Bevan Foundation has responded to a consultation by the National Assembly for Wales’ Children, Young People and Education Committee on their priorities for the Fifth Assembly. In its response to the Committee, the Bevan Foundation highlights how inequality in attainment levels is Read more »
The Bevan Foundation is calling for the National Assembly for Wales’ Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee to continue its scrutiny of poverty. The Assembly’s Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee has invited views on its priorities in the fifth Read more »
The Bevan Foundation is calling for the National Assembly for Wales’ Health, Social Care and Sport Committee to consider services for people with mild to moderate mental illness. The Assembly’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has invited views on Read more »
The Bevan Foundation is calling for the National Assembly for Wales’ Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee to focus on whether the Welsh Government’s economic strategy is fit for purpose. The Assembly’s Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee has invited views on Read more »
Approximately 6,000 workers in Merthyr Tydfil – around a quarter of the workforce – are paid below the voluntary Living Wage. So how can we change this? The Bevan Foundation is speaking to employers, workers, and organisations which want to see Merthyr Tydfil’s economy Read more »
The vote to leave the European Union heralds a period of unprecedented political, constitutional, economic and social uncertainty and change. Nobody knows what the future holds – the optimistic and pessimistic forecasts are all based on assumptions that may or may Read more »
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 »
“Refreshing, timely and balanced – Exchange has its finger on the pulse” The latest edition of our exclusive supporters’ magazine brings together a range of contributors to explore some of the most current and important issues in Welsh public life. Read more »
Well-being in Wales The latest edition of our exclusive supporters’ magazine looks at well-being in Wales from a range of different perspectives. Our excellent range of contributors looks at health and social care in Wales while considering different aspects of Read more »
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s latest report provides an up-to-date analysis on the current status of poverty in Wales The report looks back over the last twenty years, examining the poverty trends in Wales, comparing Wales with the rest of the Read more »
The Bevan Foundation has responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on Mandatory Concessionary Fares: Maintaining free bus travel for older people, disabled people and injured service veterans. The Bevan Foundation has submitted its response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the Read more »
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UNDERSTANDING POVERTY: What it means for your organisation and what you can do about it 11th May 2018, 1.30 – 4.30 Erddig Room, Glyndwr University, Wrexham Essential training for everyone working with people on low incomes WE REGRET THAT THIS EVENT Read more »