Poverty

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 […] »

On the 20th of May the Bevan Foundation and the WLGA welcomed a full room of delegates to the Future Inn Hotel in Cardiff to explore actions that could be taken locally to solve poverty. Having been welcomed to the […] »

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 […] »

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 […] »

‘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 […] »

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 […] »

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 […] »