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In March, the Bevan Foundation\u2019s work shaped political debates within Wales and the wider UK, with our reports and work being cited across party lines. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Housing<\/strong>  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Bevan Foundation’s work on Local Housing Allowance continued to feature prominently in Senedd debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The month kicked off with the Minister for Climate Change Julie James MS responding to questions on 4th<\/sup> March about the Bevan Foundation\u2019s latest report on the shortage of private rental properties available that are covered by Local Housing Allowance rates.  This was swiftly followed by Rhys ab Owen MS who referenced our recent update in plenary on 7th<\/sup> March. In response Lesley Griffiths MS stated that the Minister for Climate Change was taking the findings of the report into account. The following day, on 8th<\/sup> March, Ruth Power from Shelter Cymru cited the same report when giving evidence to the Local Government and Housing Committee.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a UK Level, the Bevan Foundation\u2019s report was also cited in the House of Lords by Lord Shipley of the Liberal Democrats as part of a speech highlighting the shortfall across the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cost of Living and Poverty<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In March, a Senedd research briefing entitled \u2018Scrutinising the Welsh Government\u2019s response to cost of living pressures\u2019 was published. The briefing featured the Bevan Foundation\u2019s director Dr. Victoria Winckler<\/a>, discussing how rural communities have been acutely impacted by pressures from the rising costs of living.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Foundation\u2019s latest Snapshot of Poverty in Winter 2023<\/a> also featured prominently in the Senedd. Mark Isherwood MS cited the report in plenary on 1st<\/sup> March, to highlight how properties’ energy efficiency levels vary greatly across Wales. In the same session, during questions to the Minister of Social Justice, Peredur Owen Griffiths MS cited the report\u2019s findings on the significant issue of debt across Wales. He also noted the Foundation\u2019s findings that more than one in ten people in Wales were worried about losing their home over the next three months.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Foundation’s work on integrating means tested benefits available in Wales into a Welsh Benefits system was mentioned by the First Minister Mark Drakeford MS <\/a>during the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister on 24th<\/sup> March.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discretionary Assistance Fund<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bevan Foundation work on Discretionary Assistance Funds in Wales has led debates over March. In the Equality and Social Justice Committee on 27th<\/sup> February Jane Hutt MS referenced the Bevan Foundation during discussions about the need for increasing DAF as an \u2018absolute lifeline\u2019. During Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government on 22nd<\/sup> March, Vikki Howells MS mentioned the Bevan Foundation welcoming that the cash value of DAF payments was due to rise<\/a> in line with inflation.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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