, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you for that question. Indeed, the Bevan Foundation evidence and reports are always so valuable in providing us with the guidance and the direct lived experience of what works, what is most important, what can, particularly …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Diolch. The Bevan Foundation's latest 'A snapshot of poverty' report highlights that high levels of hardship continue to be present among a significant proportion of the Welsh population. The report makes clear that some groups are experiencing …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
… alleviating poverty. I mean, I was just interested to look at the snapshot of poverty from the Bevan Foundation, and I think it does say there are glimmers of hope, just in terms of extremes of living-cost …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
… going to be increasing further. We know that poverty levels in Wales haven't changed, as the Bevan Foundation said, for two decades, so how can you say that these interventions have made a big difference …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
… very independent and trusted—. They're providing trusted evidence to guide us, and I very much welcome the Bevan Foundation report that they published in June with Policy in Practice. They were looking at, you know, 'This …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Thank you very much. You mentioned the Bevan Foundation in your response, and they said, on 12 November, about the situation of people in poverty—and I'll say this in English again …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
… much also—. Oxfam Cymru are always a useful source of evidence, but we’re also looking to the Bevan Foundation, I would say, as well, and others who provide us with that kind of support and advice and …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Thank you, and good morning. The Bevan Foundation has noted that there hasn't been any progress in terms of reducing poverty in Wales for over two decades, and you mention in your paper to us that the …
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 5
… and then the Welsh Government's progress towards alleviating cost-of-living pressures in the sixth Senedd. The Bevan Foundation said that the cost-of-living crisis is still having a significant impact on people in Wales. What …
, Finance Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Evidence session 5
… Steffan Evans, chief executive of the Bevan Foundation …
, Plenary
Short Debate: The importance of strengthening human rights for the people of Wales
Absolutely. I met with the Bevan Foundation earlier this week. I met them to discuss the report. They did an excellent report. It is a desert in terms of immigration advice. This is something that I've raised …
, Plenary
Short Debate: The importance of strengthening human rights for the people of Wales
… can't retain or exercise their legal rights, those who are refugees and asylum seekers, because, as the Bevan Foundation says, there's almost no representation for immigration appeals in Wales. In a recent study, 40 per cent …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
… the biggest issues that could actually really help people in the private rented sector. We know from the Bevan Foundation the impact that the frozen LHA rates have had on affordability. Back in February 2023, only 32 properties …
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2024 - 2025
… real disproportionate impact as well on the youngest children. New evidence from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and the Bevan Foundation also, shows us that it's not just that 31 per cent of children that are under the …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… High childcare costs are pushing more families into poverty and out of work, according to research by the Bevan Foundation. The previous UK Conservative Government drastically expanded England's childcare offer to 30 hours of free childcare, available …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Child poverty
… important to put that on the record again for us today, making strides together. In 2021, the Bevan Foundation estimated that a free school meal was worth an average of £764 a year per child, and that averages …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Child poverty
… their manifesto launch today in the Senedd, shared data from a poll they carried out with the Bevan Foundation that showed that 43 per cent of parents thought their children’s opportunities at the age of 18 would …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Child poverty
… They're knocking on an open door. But now turning to what the Welsh Government can do, the Bevan Foundation commissioned Policy in Practice to look at six actions that could reduce child poverty. One of them was …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
… incidental to this picture, but is fundamental, and the evidence is damning. The latest report from the Bevan Foundation shows that 30 per cent of households on less than £20,000 a year have no access …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
… that. Just to say, our guidance assists public sector and third sector organisations, and I know that the Bevan Foundation has produced policy guidance for local authorities as well. So, there is work at the moment going …