, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—impact on groups with protected characteristics
Okay. Thank you. Lee Tiratira, the Bevan Foundation report on debt highlights black, Asian and minority ethnic communities as having been disproportionately affected. Could you describe a little bit more whether you think that's correct and which …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—impact on groups with protected characteristics
Just on the specifics, you mentioned that, in the work you commissioned from the Bevan Foundation, almost half the women who'd survived domestic abuse were in debt as a result of the abuse they had experienced. How …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—public services
… more often we definitely welcome, and we support those, though we do know that according to the Bevan Foundation's report, £100,000-worth of DAF applications have been rejected due to difficulty in proving eligibility …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—public services
… picture—. I'm sure colleagues are aware of that report, and plenty of others, especially those by the Bevan Foundation, but the pictures that we paint are that people who are on lower incomes, people in receipt …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—public services
… people with children were more disproportionately affected, and then, backing up our caseworkers' experience, we've seen the Bevan Foundation's 'Debt in the pandemic' report, which also shows that other groups, such as renters, people with disabilities …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
… That work has been going on over the summer, working with and in discussion with people like the Bevan Foundation about the work they've been doing, and I'm hoping to be able to say some more …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
… blind and partially sighted people. In addition to that, there is correspondence from Victoria Winkler, director of the Bevan Foundation, about child poverty and protecting migrants' rights; correspondence from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
… and Deputy Minister, around that. The first relates to a report in 2019 from Chwarae Teg and the Bevan Foundation, 'Trapped: Poverty Amongst Women in Wales Today'. The biggest ask of that report was a cross-Government strategy …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
… that the reduction in universal credit and working tax credits will have implications for the Welsh economy. The Bevan Foundation have estimated that the cut will directly remove £286 million from the pockets of low-income families …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
… requirement group. Also, there is this huge negative economic impact, which has been expressed so clearly today. The Bevan Foundation found that approximately £286 million would be stripped from the Welsh economy. So, Members have drawn attention …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
… impacted by the cut in universal credit in the region I represent, namely South Wales Central. The Bevan Foundation has estimated that large sums will be lost from local economies in constituencies in the region. The losses are …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
… almost a quarter of people in Wales were in poverty, living precarious and insecure lives. And as the Bevan Foundation also stated, poverty was a significant problem in Wales long before the arrival of COVID-19. This …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit
… the cost of living increases. And household debt is rocketing, according to a new report by the Bevan Foundation published just today. The statistics speak for themselves. In total, over 275,000 families claim universal credit or working …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… school meals to children in every family in receipt of universal credit. Given the sobering message in that Bevan Foundation report today, why don't you just do that …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you very much, Llywydd. The latest report of the Bevan Foundation, published today, is sobering for anyone. I hope it will awaken this Government to see the impact of poverty on our communities—issues that have come …
, Plenary
Debate: The UK Levelling-up and Shared Prosperity Funds
… undermine rather than enhance Wales's economic strategy. In evidence to the Westminster Welsh affairs select committee, the Bevan Foundation said that 'Successive rounds of European Structural Funds have made significant and longstanding contributions to Wales and the …