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Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee Report: Debt and the pandemic
… five households were in financial difficulties, and at least one in 12 households had fallen into debt. The Bevan Foundation report highlighted how at least one in eight households, at that point in May last year, had had … house properly to keep food on the table. Six months later, further research by YouGov, commissioned by the Bevan Foundation, tracked how the situation has deteriorated in that last half year. The crisis, unfortunately, is likely to unravel …
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Statement by the First Minister: Programme for Government—Update.
… Wales that is more just for everyone. And that's why anti-poverty organisations, such as the Bevan Foundation, have welcomed the agreement. Will the First Minister join with me in giving due thanks to the contribution that … important first step to eradicate the appalling levels of child poverty in Wales, and to agree with the Bevan Foundation and other groups that we need to go further when resources allow. And, as these innovative and bold …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the pandemic—think tanks
Welcome back to the Equality and Social Justice Committee. We're now going to have evidence from the Bevan Foundation in the fourth hearing in relation to debt and the pandemic. We're very pleased to welcome Steffan … Evans from the Bevan Foundation. We've all read your report; thank you very much indeed. We've got some specific questions arising out of some of the earlier contributions we've heard today. We're going …
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Update on the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
… updates and opportunities for Members to influence and shape that direction as well. I'm familiar with the Bevan Foundation's response and a number of other consultation responses. I think I spent a half-term recess trying … decent employment, but will also provide stability for the sectors as well. So, within the points that the Bevan Foundation made around the wider labour market and upskilling, the fair work duty around the things that we can …
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Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
… rolling it out. As I announced yesterday in my statement, I've asked Dr Steffan Evans from the Bevan Foundation to join me in co-chairing that group. I've asked to co-chair it, because I want …
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: Priorities for Social Justice and Equality
… peak, how glad we were that that was in place. Of course, we saw a report by the Bevan Foundation, didn't we, just at the end of the last term, looking forward to this new Senedd. What …
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Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: Priorities for Social Justice and Equality
… monitoring and evaluation of Cynnal. I'm pleased to confirm today that Steffan Evans, chief executive of the Bevan Foundation, has agreed to co-chair this expert group with me, providing the strong leadership, robust scrutiny and collaborative …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
But in terms of local government, I'm not sure whether an update on that report from the Bevan Foundation is available, but clearly this is something where we can support our scheme particularly for those caught …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
… issued guidance to all local authorities to implement a local no recourse to public funds pathway, but the Bevan Foundation looked at this in February 2024 and found that no local authority had implemented the NRPF, the …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
… more equal Wales. And it's very interesting, looking at all the evidence papers, particularly from the Bevan Foundation and Policy in Practice, about—. I mean, even they say that there isn't one single route, one lever …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Supportive and Inclusive Education for a Brighter Future
… last, and we welcome that, lifted the two-child limit. But anti-poverty organisations such as the Bevan Foundation have suggested that a decrease of around 3 to 4 per cent in child poverty levels in Wales will …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
… and how that may be affecting social homes delivery in the partnership work between Shelter Cymru and the Bevan Foundation, funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation. The peer research team at Shelter Cymru are entering an extensive listening phase …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Improving access to financial support for people across Wales
… important that we look at the other measures that are important and have been acknowledged by the Bevan Foundation to be key to tackling child poverty. I would draw attention to the discretionary assistance fund, and I know …
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Plaid Cymru Debate: The Senedd election
… more than their rent or their mortgage. In a recent report on tackling poverty by improving childcare, the Bevan Foundation pointed out, for example, that a female worker with a child aged under two working full time …
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
… the number of children who are predicted to come out of poverty—a key call from the Bevan Foundation? I know that you would welcome, as well, the UK Government's commitment to make work pay through increases …
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
… into poverty, or deeper into poverty, as a result of this policy since its introduction in 2017. The Bevan Foundation have demonstrated in their research that increasing access to funded childcare and the introduction of a child payment …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Child Poverty Progress Report 2025
… have a number of stakeholders who are on the steering group. It is vital that we have the Bevan Foundation, we have Age Cymru, we have Citizens Advice, we have the Trussell Trust, we have EYST, Disability Wales …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Child Poverty Progress Report 2025
… approach. Plaid Cymru welcome the long-overdue decision to lift the two-child limit, but research by the Bevan Foundation has shown that one in 10 children affected by the two-child limit in Wales will see …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Child Poverty Progress Report 2025
… with hope, prospects and chwarae teg—fair play. This is about investing in our children. As the Bevan Foundation so aptly states, this is about solving poverty and inequality. That is our goal, because every child in Wales …
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 9
… useful in particular, anyway. Three more questions from me very quickly in the last five minutes now. The Bevan Foundation described the need for long-term action around social housing as vital, and I think we'd all …