Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Preventing youth homelessness in Wales To help develop our knowledge about what is currently being done in Wales on the prevention of youth homelessness, I was commissioned by the Wales Centre for Public Policy to carry out an initial mapping exercise of what interventions are in place in each of the 22 Welsh local authorities. In order to structure the […] Read more Topics: Housing and homes Poverty and social exclusion January 11, 2019
Report Tackling Inequalities Preventing Youth Homelessness In June 2017, the First Minster announced that he would ask the Wales Centre for Public Policy to contribute research on youth homelessness prevention. An international evidence review, and a supplementary report mapping interventions in Wales, form this contribution. In the context of a global shift towards prevention, the international review identifies evidence-based interventions, promising practices, […] Read more Topics: Housing and homes Poverty and social exclusion October 25, 2018
News Tackling Inequalities Gwell atal na gwella digartrefedd ymhlith pobl ifanc, medd adroddiad newydd Read more Topics: Housing and homes Poverty and social exclusion October 25, 2018
Report Environment and Net Zero Increasing Household Waste Recycling with Behavioural Science To help understand how behavioural change interventions might help increase the household recycling rate further, WCPP hosted a workshop in May 2018. The workshop brought together some key stakeholders including Welsh Government policy officials, local authority waste management and environment directors, a leading supermarket chain, landlord associations, academics and behavioural change practitioners. The event also […] Read more Topics: Energy Housing and homes Net Zero September 10, 2018
Report Tackling Inequalities What Works in Tackling Rural Poverty: An Evidence Review of Interventions Focused on Housing A lack of affordable housing is a major contributor to rural poverty. Some communities in rural Wales have longstanding unmet housing needs, and housing is one of the five cross-departmental priorities set out in the Welsh Government’s national strategy. This report examines the effectiveness of thirteen initiatives that provide rural housing in a range of […] Read more Topics: Housing and homes Poverty and social exclusion June 20, 2018
Report Tackling Inequalities What Works in Tackling Rural Poverty: An Evidence Review of Interventions to Improve Transport in Rural Areas Rural public transport is considered crucial to the development of rural areas, and plays a central role in key groups accessing services, employment, training, and recreation. It is however comparatively expensive to operate and difficult to design in a way that meets the diverse needs of rural communities. The review identifies three overarching approaches to […] Read more Topics: Housing and homes Poverty and social exclusion June 11, 2018
Report Community Wellbeing The Implications of Brexit for Agriculture, Rural Areas and Land Use in Wales This report highlights the challenges and opportunities for agriculture and rural areas in Wales that could result from Brexit. The report’s author, Professor Janet Dwyer, argues that the most likely changes in trading conditions will leave Welsh agriculture in a disadvantaged position compared to its main trading competitors. How key food and forestry processors and […] Read more Topics: Economy Housing and homes January 16, 2018
Report Tackling Inequalities The Development and Implementation of Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014: Lessons for Policy and Practice in Wales Two research outputs from the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) highlight important themes for the study and understanding of policy making and implementation in Wales and beyond. How Can Subnational Governments Deliver Their Policy Objectives in the Age of Austerity? Reshaping Homelessness Policy in Wales, published in The Political Quarterly and available online as an Early […] Read more Topics: Housing and homes July 10, 2017
Report Tackling Inequalities The Potential Role of the Private Rented Sector in Wales This report by the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) analyses the growth in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last decade. The shift towards private renting is the largest structural change in the Welsh housing market for at least two generations. Between 2001 and 2013, the private rented sector more than doubled in […] Read more Topics: Economy Housing and homes November 9, 2015
Report Tackling Inequalities The Care Home Market in Wales: Mapping the Sector This report by the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) provides advice on the resilience of the Care Home Sector in Wales. We worked with the Institute of Public Care (IPC) to analyse current provision using statistical data and telephone interviews with experts. Their report finds considerable variations across Wales with some councils managing care […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities Housing and homes November 4, 2015
