News Tackling Inequalities Prevention better than cure for youth homelessness, finds new report Ending youth homelessness depends on supporting young people at risk through Wales’ schools, hospitals, care services and criminal justice system, according to a new report from the Wales Centre for Public Policy. Responding to the First Minister’s call to eradicate youth homelessness in Wales within the decade, the Centre has worked with homelessness experts from […] Read more Topics: Housing and homes Poverty and social exclusion February 20, 2025
Report Tackling Inequalities Maximising the benefits of universal primary free school meals The Welsh Government committed to rolling out universal primary free school meals (UPFSM) to all primary-aged pupils in Wales, initially as part of its Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru. To support the rollout of this policy, WCPP were asked to undertake research looking at: Understanding the ‘unit rate’ or cost per meal of UPFSM and […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion December 5, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities More data and earlier focus key to tackling post-16 tertiary education inequalities The creation of Medr, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, represents a step change in the organisation of post-16 education and training in Wales. This blog discusses some of the main challenges facing policy makers on post-16 education and training in Wales. This includes relatively low levels of higher education participation, lower levels of […] Read more Topics: Diversity and inclusion Education inequalities Poverty and social exclusion November 6, 2024
News Tackling Inequalities Economic background and deprivation are key factors affecting participation in tertiary education in Wales Fresh approach needed to reduce inequalities across the sector, academics conclude Household deprivation and socio-economic background are among the most significant factors affecting which post-16 pathways are followed by learners in Wales, a WCPP study shows. The report was commissioned by the Welsh Government to support Medr, the new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, […] Read more Topics: Education inequalities Poverty and social exclusion October 24, 2024
Report Tackling Inequalities Understanding inequity in tertiary education in Wales Tertiary education refers to post-16 learning - sixth forms, further education, higher education, apprenticeships and adult community learning. Medr, the new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, has a duty to address these inequalities and promote equality of opportunity across the whole of the tertiary education sector. More broadly, Medr is responsible for the funding, […] Read more Topics: Diversity and inclusion Education inequalities Poverty and social exclusion October 23, 2024
News Tackling Inequalities Research partner needed to support our place-based poverty stigma project As part of our work on tackling poverty stigma, we are delivering a project aimed at finding local solutions to poverty stigma in Swansea. This project is being run in partnership with Swansea Council (Tackling Poverty team), and Swansea Poverty Truth Commissioners (the project ‘Design Team’). The goal of this project is to help partners […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion October 7, 2024
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 Tackling poverty-related stigma: policy briefing The policy briefing summarises the key messages from our initial desk review of existing research looking specifically at the causes of poverty stigma, its impact, and what works to tackle it. Our Poverty and Social Exclusion review (2022) revealed that tackling stigma is a key priority for people with first-hand experience of poverty. In 2023, […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion August 14, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities 'Framing' not blaming I qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 1991 and worked with children and their families for the next 16 years. I became increasingly frustrated at the daily challenges of making a sufficient impact with the little time and resources I had. When the opportunity came to apply for the post of Flying Start […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion August 14, 2024
