Wales Could Lose 'Half a Billion' in Welfare Reforms

Wales could lose 'half a billion' in welfare reforms

Almost 190,000 people are likely to be affected by disability welfare reforms, new analysis has found.

Cross-Party Motion Against Benefit Cuts: Write To Your MP!

Green Party MP and former co-leader Siân Berry has proposed a cross-party motion in Parliament calling for a welfare system based on dignity and respect, and for the Government to stop scapegoating Disabled people. This cross-party motion, or Early Day Motion, as it's known in Parliament, needs the support of MPs to pressure the Government to drop their harmful benefit cuts agenda. Several Labour Party rebels, alongside MPs from other opposition…

Poverty in Wales 2025 launch webinar

Our event to launch the latest findings of JRF’s flagship report, Poverty in Wales. Tuesday 10 June, 10-11am

Caerphilly will be one of areas hit hardest by UK Government benefit cuts

Caerphilly faces a greater impact than nearly anywhere else in Britain, with economic costs around five times the national average, according to the modelling.

Welsh politicians call for rethink of ‘deeply concerning’ welfare cuts

Senedd members called on the UK Government to “get its house in order” before ploughing ahead with plans to slash welfare spending by nearly £5bn. The Senedd’s equality committee urged Liz Kendall, the UK work and pensions secretary, to address barriers disabled people face in accessing employment before reforming welfare. Ms Kendall announced the biggest […]

Labour Has Alternatives to Welfare Cuts — But Ignores Them

The mask is slipping — and the picture beneath it isn’t pretty. Labour’s benefit cuts, particularly to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), have caused outrage across the political spectrum. Ministers claim these are "difficult decisions," necessary to fix public finances. But a growing body of evidence, including reporting from the BBC’s Iain Watson, shows that numerous [...] The post Labour has alternatives to cruelty — it just won’t take them…