Poverty

As we prepare ourselves for the fire-break lockdown Steffan Evans considers how a Welsh Emergency Fund could offer greater protection for Wales’ lowest paid workers. So here we go again. Despite the public health need for a “fire-break” lockdown, many across Wales […] »

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we ask Carwyn Jones, Helen Mary Jones and David Melding if independence for Wales would end poverty.   Could constitutional change help challenge poverty? from Bevan Foundation on Vimeo. The Coronavirus […] »

The Bevan Foundation echoes concerns raised by the Child Poverty Action Group about children missing out on Free School Meals New research published by the Child Poverty Action Group suggests that as many as many as 70,000 children who are […] »

As we continue to mark #ChallengePovertyWeek, Tamsin Stirling a trustee at the Bevan Foundation argues that whilst poverty is still here it doesn’t have to be Food poverty, fuel poverty, period poverty and now mask poverty – the housing association […] »

As the Bevan Foundation continues its activities to mark Challenge Poverty Week, Steffan Evans sets out why work still matters as a solution to poverty The latest labour market statistics paint a grim picture about the state of the Welsh […] »

Public services in Wales should lead recovery from coronavirus and help to solve poverty and inequality, says Victoria Winckler as the Bevan Foundation launches its social agenda for the next five years. The coronavirus outbreak has not hit everyone equally. […] »

Poverty and inequality are longstanding challenges. This paper explains how Welsh public services and benefits could transform the lives of thousands of people trapped by low incomes and discrimination. This paper brings together the findings from the Bevan Foundation’s work […] »

At the start of Challenge Poverty week, Steffan Evans sets out why now is the time to take action to solve poverty 2020 was meant to be the year that we eradicated child poverty in Wales. As we start Challenge […] »

The Bevan Foundation took part in a fringe meeting as part of Plaid Cymru’s virtual Party Conference With the continuing impact of Covid-19 meaning that Plaid Cymru’s 2020 conference had to be moved online the Bevan Foundation was delighted to […] »

The Bevan Foundation was pleased to join the Cross Party Group on Children and Young People to share its latest research With Covid-19 having had an impact on everyone in society the Cross Party Group on Children and Young People […] »