Report Tackling Inequalities Responding to Citizens in Debt to Public Services The First Minister asked the WCPP to explore the evidence around the question ‘How might public services and their contracted partners in Wales better respond to vulnerable debtors, especially those subject to prosecution and prison?’ The report focuses on council tax debt and rent arrears to local authorities and social landlords as key forms of […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion February 28, 2019
News Community Wellbeing Adroddiad newydd yn nodi llwybrau rhag dyled wrth i drethi cyngor godi Read more Topics: Local government Poverty and social exclusion February 28, 2019
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 Promoting Job Progression in Low Pay Sectors Today, being stuck in low-pay work is a real risk for many. In Wales, about 459,000 workers are employed in low-paying occupations, and almost two-thirds of those are women (Low Pay Commission 2017). The Welsh Government’s Economic Action Plan and Employability Plan aim to tackle poor-quality work - including improving job progression opportunities for workers […] Read more Topics: Employment Employment, work and skills Poverty and social exclusion November 6, 2018
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
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities How can we enable job progression in low paid sectors? The value that sectors such as care, retail and food add to Wales’ economy, is not widely recognised in the pay packets of the vast majority of their respective workforces. Many employees struggle to make ends meet and gaining experience and training to progress beyond entry level jobs to better paid positions can be particularly […] Read more Topics: Employment Poverty and social exclusion work and skills August 10, 2018
Report Tackling Inequalities Putting Equality at the Heart of Decision-making The Welsh Government has commissioned a review of gender equality policy and practice in Wales, with the intention of putting a gender perspective at the heart of policy and decision-making. For Phase One of the review, Chwarae Teg has considered how the Welsh Government currently addresses the promotion of gender equality. This report provides examples […] Read more Topics: Diversity and inclusion Poverty and social exclusion July 10, 2018
Report Tackling Inequalities What Works in Tackling Rural Poverty The Welsh Government has supported a wide range of programmes to address rural poverty and yet recent estimates suggest that almost a quarter of the rural population of Wales is living in poverty. Continuing pressure on the Welsh Government’s budget combined with the potential loss of EU funding for rural programmes means that it is […] Read more Topics: Local government Poverty and social exclusion July 6, 2018
Blog Post Community Wellbeing Rural poverty: the case of Powys As part of our Rural Poverty series, Dr Greg Thomas (Powys County Council) uses Powys as a case study to explore the issues surrounding rural poverty. Rural poverty is often hidden from public view and belies stereotypical images of rural areas as rolling hillsides and chocolate-box villages. Powys is one such area that experiences […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion June 26, 2018
