Poverty

Much of the debate about broadband in Wales was, at the time of writing this report, about access and speed, but these aren’t the only issues: the question of the low take-up of broadband amongst households in Wales, and in particular […] »

Child poverty affects about 29% of children in Wales: the Welsh and UK government’s are committed to eradicating it by 2020 but as progress towards this goal begins to stall it is far from clear what needs to be done […] »

Some children in Wales live in severe poverty, defined as having a household income of less than 50% of the median for their household type and lacking a number of material goods as well: the question asked in this report […] »

Inability to access services and facilities is recognised to be a central part of social exclusion: this report outlines ways in which accessibility in Wales might be improved through a mixture of investment in public transport, changes in land use […] »

Thirty years after the introduction of legislation to stop discrimination against women, this report reviews progress against a number of key indicators of men and women’s wellbeing. Written by Victoria Winckler for the Equal Opportunities Commission, the approach of using […] »

The paper reviews the statistical evidence on the growth of in-work poverty in Wales, and concludes that low pay and the hours worked by households is critically important to shaping whether or not a household lives in poverty. Factors such […] »

Lack of physical activity has been identified as a key factor in poor public health, and numerous attempts are being made to encourage people to take more exercise – but whilst the science is clear, the policy is less so. […] »

The aim of this report is to harness the power of statistics to the subject of poverty and social exclusion in order to highlight the problems that are faced by a substantial minority of the population living in Wales – […] »

This study looks at the links between childcare and poverty which it finds to be complex and powerful – it reviews the current provision of childcare places in Wales and explores the role of childcare in enabling parents to work […] »

In 2004 Ruth Lister, Professor of social policy at Loughborough University, gave the third Aneurin Bevan memorial lecture – ‘Poverty and Social Exclusion: Recognition and Respect’ – sponsored by the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation. Following in the footsteps of Gordon […] »