Wales Centre for Public Policy

To mark our tenth anniversary we have published 'WCPP at 10' We are committed to supporting Wales’ policy makers as they tackle 3⃣ key policy challenges in particular: - Tackling Inequalities - Environment and net zero - Community Wellbeing READ 🗞️bit.ly/WCPPKeyPriorit…

📰 We look forward to publishing the full reports, which will inform @SwanseaCouncil's Tackling Poverty strategy in the coming days. 🗣️Our Poverty Stigma Insight Network also explored how the findings could have a wider impact beyond Swansea. Herio stigma tlodi gyda'n gilydd 👏🏽

Challenging poverty stigma together 🙌🏽 💡 What an insightful and collaborative day sharing the findings of our co-produced research on what works to reduce poverty stigma to @SwanseaCouncil and wider stakeholders. 🙏🏽 Diolch am ddod pawb

Llongyfarchiadau @RhunapIorwerth👏 Rydyn ni'n edrych ymlaen at gefnogi eich @LlywodraethCym newydd trwy ddarparu tystiolaeth a mewnwelediadau i wella polisïau sy'n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth. Congratulations @PrifWeinidog👏 We look forward to supporting your new @WelshGovernment by providing evidence and insights to improve evidence-informed policies.

📢 The Independent working group on sustainable local government for the future is calling on the next Welsh Government to act quickly and decisively to fix the foundations of local government in Wales. 📰The working group, made up of local authority leaders, chief executives and independent local government experts, has published a series of recommendations aimed at setting Welsh local government on a more sustainable footing. ⏩bit.ly/LocalGovCall

The group’s statement and supporting paper are based on the work of the group and independent evidence examined over the past year. They reflect the need to reform the local government finance system; streamline and strengthen accountability and performance measurement processes; address skills gaps; and invest in building capacity for innovation. 🔗bit.ly/LocalGovCall

📢Model unigryw ar gyfer y gwasanaeth prawf 📰Mae’r adroddiad hwn yn edrych ar Femorandwm Cyd-ddealltwriaeth a fyddai’n rhoi mwy o lais i Gymru yn y ffordd y mae gwasanaethau prawf yn cael eu comisiynu a’u darparu ⤵️ 🔗bit.ly/GwasPrawfCym

We considered what has made this approach successful elsewhere, such as in Greater Manchester and what challenges would need to be overcome to get there.

📢 A Welsh way for probation. 📰We have published a new report that looks at a Memorandum of Understanding that is set to give Wales a greater say in how probation services are commissioned and delivered ⤵️ 🔗bit.ly/WelshWayProb

Lleihau tlodi plant: faint allwn ni ddibynnu ar waith am dâl? Bydd tlodi plant yng Nghymru yn gostwng ychydig y flwyddyn nesaf yn ôl pob tebyg. Fodd bynnag, oni bai bod newid dyfnach, bydd yn parhau ar lefel ystyfnig o uchel wedi hynny. Cliwch o @MikeBrewerEcon 🗞️bit.ly/3ND8yyQ

💡How much can we rely on paid work to reduce child poverty? 🪙Child poverty in Wales is likely to fall slightly next year but @resfoundation's @MikeBrewerEcon argues that without deeper change, it will then flatline at a stubbornly high level. 🗞️BLOG bit.ly/ChildPovertyMB

Graduates who grew up in deep poverty face a large pay gap 10 years into their careers. They earn 13 per cent less than graduates who did not grow up in poverty – equivalent to over £7,590 a year, and larger than the gender pay gap in the UK ⤵️ buff.ly/5VfX2Fi

With around a quarter of families with children in Wales facing hunger, @TrussellUK 's @Helen_Barnard suggests 10 steps the next @WelshGovernment could take to turn the tide on child poverty 🗞️⏩bit.ly/TurnTheTideHB

❗️1 in 4 families with children in Wales are facing hunger. We spoke to @WCfPP about the steps the next Welsh government must take to tackle child poverty. Read it here 👉 wcpp.org.uk/blog-posts/too…

💡Mae gormod o blant yng Nghymru yn tyfu mewn caledi difrifol – ond gall @LlywodraethCym nesaf droi’r llanw ⤵️ Blog gan @Helen_Barnard o @TrussellUK yn dilyn ein weminar Troi'r llanw ar dlodi plant, gyda'r @IWA_Wales 🗞️bit.ly/TroiLlanwTlodi…

Helen was a guest speaker on Turning the Tide on Child Poverty, part of our Ways Forward: Evidence and Inisghts for the next @WelshGovernment webinar series, hosted by @IWA_Wales 🎞️Watch now youtu.be/l3lETLPC3Go

Across every corner of the UK, food banks in our community are seeing severe hardship. ❗️ 2.6 MILLION food parcels were provided last year alone. But which areas are facing the highest levels of need? Let us explain…

👍Encouraging news given the need to rapidly increase deployment of clean energy 💡Electricity demand is expected to increase significantly – up to 50% higher than pre-Covid levels by 2035, and 100% higher by 2050 📰Our reports for @WNZ2035 ⏩bit.ly/WalesRenewable…

💡How can the next @WelshGovernment support a sustainable future for local government in Wales? 📽️Watch our webinar, hosted by @IWA_Wales 🗣️The current model is unsustainable but all is not lost. bit.ly/FutureLocalGov…