Poverty

The Bevan Foundation is delighted to be working with Chwarae Teg, the charity that inspires, leads and delivers gender equality.  Together, we’re developing solutions to poverty amongst women. To do this, we need to understand better women’s experiences of living […] »

The Welsh Government provides vital support to children and young people from low income families with the costs of attending school. Local authorities play a vital role in ensuring that this support is delivered at a consistently high level across […] »

September 2019 has started with a bang. With the UK Government losing its majority and talk of a general election it is easy to forget that there is a real world outside Westminster. Up and down Wales thousands of children […] »

Victoria Winckler, Director of the Bevan Foundation, asks if the increasing visibility of poverty means we are now ignoring it. A recent article by Rachel Dickinson, president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, got me thinking. It wasn’t […] »

Nearly a quarter of the Welsh population live in poverty. Whilst not all policy levers to solve this problem have been devolved to Wales, the Bevan Foundation’s new paper outlines how the Welsh Government could more effectively use its budget […] »

The publication of the Social Metrics Commission 2019 report highlights how little progress has been made in reducing poverty since the millennium. The publication of a new report by the Social Metrics Commission has made headline news across the UK. […] »

Steffan Evans reflects on his visit to the National Assembly for Wales’ Finance Committee’s stakeholder meeting in Aberystwyth We may only be a quarter of the way through the 2019/20 financial year but attention has already turned to what will […] »

The devolution of some social security benefits is on the agenda. After giving evidence to the Assembly’s Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee last week, Victoria Winckler looks at the risks and benefits. The devolution of some social security benefits […] »

Two weeks ago Steffan Evans posted a blog which explored poverty and why it remains a pressing issue in Wales after twenty years of devolution. This week, Steffan’s blog explores some of the key themes that Assembly Members should consider […] »

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 […] »