Commentary

commentary 4 September 2024
Shining a light on poverty stigma
Dr Steffan Evans

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...

commentary 10 September 2024
Working together to tackle poverty stigma in Wales – five key insights
Amanda Hill-Dixon

Amanda Hill-Dixon sets out five insights gained by the Wales Centre for Public Policy from its exploration of how to prevent and tackle poverty stigma,...

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Commentary 13 June 2024
Why Wales needs a new approach to tackling loneliness
Our Loneliness Inequalities Evidence Review argues that limited public resources could be better spent if loneliness is understood and addressed through the lens of inequalities.
Commentary 3 June 2024
Hidden poverty in Welsh communities
Poverty is sometimes depicted as a primarily urban phenomenon but there is financial hardship in all regions and geographies in Wales. One in five (21%) of...
Commentary 30 May 2024
Less resilient communities around Wales face extra challenges
New research identifies additional challenges faced by communities at the margins.
Commentary 7 March 2024
Q and A with Kathryn Williams, PhD intern
We caught up with Kathryn Williams who has recently spent three months as a PhD intern with WCPP. Kathryn is an ESRC funded PhD student...
Commentary 8 November 2023
Let’s talk about poverty stigma
Poverty stigma – what is it, where does it come from and why are we working on it?
Commentary 16 June 2023
It’s time to talk about loneliness inequalities
In this blog, Josh Coles-Riley explains why the Wales Centre for Public Policy has commissioned a major new review of research on loneliness inequalities – and...
Commentary 12 June 2023
Working together to tackle loneliness and isolation
In February 2020, the Welsh Government published its first ever strategy to tackle loneliness and social isolation - “Connected Communities”. We have probably all experienced these...
Commentary 8 November 2022
What does ‘blended’ digital and face-to-face provision mean for access to services during the cost-of-living crisis?
The cost-of-living crisis is making access to community-based wellbeing services ever more important for an increasing number of people. These services – from advice, advocacy and...