Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Working together to tackle poverty stigma in Wales – five key insights Over the last 12 months, the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) has been exploring what poverty stigma is, where it comes from, why it matters, what works to address it and, what we at WCPP can do to enable decision makers to access evidence that informs their actions to prevent and address poverty stigma, […] Read more Topics: Lived experience Local government Poverty and social exclusion September 10, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Shining a light on poverty stigma The devastating impact of the stigma of poverty has been long established. It is known to worsen people’s mental health, leads to people not claiming all the benefits they are entitled to and increases the risk of children being absent from school. Until recently, relatively little was known about the prevalence of the stigma in […] Read more Topics: Lived experience Poverty and social exclusion September 4, 2024
Report Tackling Inequalities Lifting the lid on poverty stigma in Wales The first major survey into the scale of poverty stigma in Wales has found that 25% of the Welsh population have experienced poverty stigma ‘always’, ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’ in the last year. The Wales Centre for Public Policy commissioned the Bevan Foundation to carry out the survey as part of WCPP’s work to support the […] Read more Topics: Lived experience Local government Poverty and social exclusion August 13, 2024
Report Tackling Inequalities PhD Interns Lived experience evidence in disability policy making Welsh Government is committed to including lived experience evidence in policymaking wherever possible. This commitment was reinforced in disability policymaking following the publication of the in 2021. This report – published in both a plain language and easy read format - considers the role of lived experience evidence and co-production in disability policymaking in Wales […] Read more Topics: Diversity and inclusion Lived experience March 7, 2024
Blog Post Community Wellbeing Exploring and enhancing the role of lived experience The Wales Centre for Public Policy is delighted to be hosting an 18-month collaborative UKRI Innovation Policy Fellowship to explore and enhance the role of lived experience expertise at WCPP, in the What Works Network and in policy making more broadly. The WCPP Fellow, Dr Rounaq Nayak, from Bournemouth University, is one of 44 policy […] Read more Topics: Lived experience March 1, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Let's talk about poverty stigma Poverty stigma – what is it, where does it come from and why are we working on it? “Having no money, having no food, it goes onto your mental health then makes that bad because you’re always constantly worrying about whether you’re going to get your gas and electric”. "I was mortified when I had […] Read more Topics: Lived experience Poverty and social exclusion November 8, 2023
Report Tackling Inequalities Lived experience of poverty and social exclusion in Wales This report outlines the results of four workshops conducted in different areas of Wales involving people with direct lived experience of poverty and social exclusion. The workshops form part of a broader project conducted by the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) for the Welsh Government to deliver a review of international strategies, programmes and […] Read more Topics: Lived experience Poverty and social exclusion September 26, 2022
Report Tackling Inequalities Review of poverty and social exclusion in Wales The Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) have prepared two reports on poverty and social exclusion in Wales as part of our work to deliver a review of international poverty and social exclusion strategies, programmes and interventions for the Welsh Government. One report focuses on quantitative evidence, and another focuses on secondary qualitative evidence relating […] Read more Topics: Lived experience Poverty and social exclusion September 26, 2022
Blog Post Community Wellbeing Why go back to the office? The Coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly catalysed one of the most rapid transformations in many people’s working lives for decades. UK data suggests that while 5% of workers worked from home prior to March 2020, this increased to approximately 43% at the beginning of the first lockdown in 2020. The same study suggests that around half […] Read more Topics: Employment Lived experience work and skills August 4, 2021
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Domiciliary Care: what it’s really like? My Name is Lucy and I currently work as a Policy Officer for the National Commissioning Board, (NCB). The NCB is made up of representatives from Health & Social Care organisations in Wales. The aim of the board is to support and promote the integration of Health & Social Care through commissioning, policy and practice. […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities Lived experience February 17, 2021
