Poverty Can an app really help people save money more easily?
ViewsApril 23rd, 2024
How should the Welsh Government handle its new-found responsibility for the Social Fund? Mark Drakeford AM and Kirrin Davidson look at the troubled history of this vital source of help to people in urgent need, and argue that the devolution of the Fund to the Welsh Government brings a unique opportunity to devise help that, at last, meets people’s needs and helps to tackle the underlying problems.
This unique report outlines the development of the Social Fund since its introduction, highlights the many criticisms of its concept and delivery since then, and concludes with detailed suggestions for a distinctive way forward in Wales. The authors urge the Welsh Government to take a strategic lead, and also suggest that Credit Unions have a key role to play in helping people to avoid having recourse to the Fund in future.
ISBN-13: 9781904767510
Pages: 54
Order: online only – PDF
Price: Free
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