Poverty

The Bevan Foundation is pleased to announce its exciting new partnership with the Open University in Wales. The announcement comes during Learning at Work Week, with the Open University (OU) in Wales becoming the Bevan Foundation’s second confirmed organisational partner Read more »

Twenty years on from the opening of the National Assembly for Wales poverty remains as great a problem as ever. Steffan Evans looks at what’s gone wrong over the past twenty years. One of the flagship policy objectives of successive Read more »

‘Thought-provoking’, ‘poignant’ and ‘inspiring’ were just three ways that the audience described the film ‘A Northern Soul’, screened by the Bevan Foundation in Merthyr Tydfil on Friday 10th May 2019. The film, by BAFTA-nominated director Sean McAllister, tells the story Read more »

The Bevan Foundation has issued a new report in response to the growing scandal of holiday hunger in Wales. ‘Kids on the breadline’ sets out innovative recommendations to address the root causes of holiday hunger. Every school holiday, thousands of Read more »

School holidays put severe pressure on low income families. Losing free school meals and the high costs of food, childcare and holiday treats mean many families struggle to make ends meet.  For some, this means skipping meals or living off Read more »

With the latest figures showing that one in four people lives in poverty, Victoria Winckler asks if it is time for a Minister dedicated to solving it. With the latest figures showing one in four people lives in poverty, many Read more »

Last week, we had the privilege of coordinating a study visit to Wales by a delegation from Northern Ireland. The two-day event, which was commissioned by Carnegie UK Trust, gave delegates the opportunity to engage with Welsh policy makers and Read more »

We’re delighted to report that our seminar on Solutions to Holiday Hunger last week was a huge success. We welcomed around 60 delegates to Theatr Soar in Methyr, all working at the forefront of holiday hunger programmes or services concerned Read more »

The support available for low income families has a significant impact on their likelihood of living in poverty. This project sets out to better understand how that support is made available in Wales. Poverty is a significant problem in Wales. Read more »

In January 2019, we began work on a project to build local economic resilience in the Heads of the Valleys. Governments have been attempting to regenerate the area for many years, with limited success.  Now, challenges such as automation and Read more »