Poverty

We were very pleased to contribute our views to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s inquiry into Covid-19 and its impact in low income households. In our evidence Steffan Evans stressed that poverty was an issue prior to Covid-19 […] »

How can the Welsh Government better support children trapped in poverty as we recover from Covid 19? Steffan Evans sets out the Bevan Foundation’s latest ideas as it continues its project looking at the Welsh Benefits System. 2020 was meant […] »

In its efforts to end child poverty, the Welsh Government has designed a number of schemes to support families with their living costs, such as Free School Meals, the Pupil Development Grant – Access and Healthy Start Vouchers. The Bevan […] »

Steffan Evans reflects on a new report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on the levelling up agenda and why it’s as important as ever Following December’s election “levelling up” was one of, if not the most discussed policy aspiration […] »

Steffan Evans looks at what a new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Save the Children tells us about how Coronavirus is affecting low income families in Wales. The Coronavirus and the measures put in place to control its […] »

June 16th saw the latest figures on the impact of Coronavirus on the labour market in Wales. Huw Anslow and Steffan Evans, policy and research officers at the Bevan Foundation, explore what the data mean. The impact of Coronavirus on […] »

The Bevan Foundation welcomes the Welsh Government’s response to the Welsh Parliament’s Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee’s recommendations on fuel poverty. The Bevan Foundation welcomes the Welsh Government’s decision to accept, either in full or in principle, all […] »

Calls for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) in Wales are mounting. But it raises crucial questions of how much it would be and whether it is affordable. Victoria Winckler, Director of the Bevan Foundation, reflects on the issues. The idea […] »

Housing is the single largest living cost faced by most families in Wales. For many, finding enough to cover their rent or mortgage repayments, utilities bills and Council Tax is a struggle. To assist families with these costs, the Welsh […] »

Today the Bevan Foundation publishes a new report looking at how people on low incomes are supported with their housing costs in Wales. Steffan Evans sets out some more information on some of the report’s key findings. The coronavirus crisis […] »