Gender

Commentary 4 October 2022

Evidence and An Anti-Racist Wales

On 7 June, the Welsh Government launched its new Action Plan to forge An Anti-Racist Wales by 2030. The work will involve identifying and eradicating the systems,...

Commentary 30 September 2022

Promoting pathways out of poverty – and preventing the pitfalls of poverty entry

Enabling ‘pathways’ out of poverty must be a fundamental goal of any anti-poverty strategy. But how should such a strategy seek to achieve this? And...

Commentary 29 September 2022

Being poor in Wales – why where you live matters

Several of the challenges faced by people living in poverty or social exclusion in Wales relate to where they live. Local costs of living, affordability...

Commentary 27 September 2022

Running on empty: why we need reform in the cost-of-living crisis

During the initial months of the pandemic, when various protections were in place – such as the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit – the number of...

Press Releases 27 September 2022

Long-term response vital to tackling poverty in Wales, review concludes

Cost-of-living crisis is deepening long-standing challenges

Commentary 27 September 2022

A matter of costs

For decades, poverty has been measured by a household’s income relative to that of others. Although adjustments are made for housing costs and household...

Publications 26 September 2022

International review of effective anti-poverty strategies

This report, written by the New Policy Institute (NPI), reviews the international evidence on what makes an anti-poverty strategy effective. The report forms part of...