Inquiry Into Poverty In Wales PDF Download

This report of the inquiry by the Welsh Affairs Committee into social exclusion in Wales following devolution focuses on those areas which remain largely the responsibility of the UK Government, and on financial exclusion and poverty in particular. The Committee does not scrutinise the work of the Welsh Assembly and welcomes the Social Inclusion Action Plan that has been drawn up by the Assembly. The Report makes recommendations to both the UK government and the National Assembly for Wales. It concludes that devolution offers a great opportunity to develop local solutions appropriate to social exclusion in Wales but emphasises that very close co-operation between the UK Government and the National Assembly is essential. The Government must provide real money, through funding for the National Assembly and through social security. Reducing poverty is the key to promoting social inclusion. People experiencing social exclusion and poverty must be fully involved in developing policy to tackle those problems.