Wales

Cuts Watch Cymru

AdviceUK, together with 12 other organisations, has today (Wednesday 13 July 2011) launched an initiative to communicate the experiences of people living in poverty in Wales - in the context of big spending cuts and major changes to the welfare system.

With almost 700,000 people in Wales already living below the poverty line, we are deeply concerned at the possible consequences for the most vulnerable in our communities.

Cuts Watch Cymru will be monitoring and reporting on how these changes affect different areas and different groups of people in Wales so that the right polices are implemented. Debt, hunger and homelessness have been highlighted as three obvious symptoms of the current economic climate. We want policy makers to listen and carefully assess the impact of their decisions before taking steps which will send more people into survival mode.

“Reform of an overly complex and bureaucratic welfare benefits system is long overdue, but we are concerned that new systems are being rushed through and redesigned without fully considering the long term sustainability of the system. Now is the time to listen to the people that have to use the systems so that the change works for everybody.”

Contact: Luned Jones - 07887571687 / 02920 803292 E-mail: lujones@oxfam.org.uk (Media and Communications Officer Oxfam Cymru)

Cuts Watch Cymru members are: Advice UK, Age Cymru, Bevan Foundation, Chartered Institute of Housing, Chwarae Teg, Community Housing Cymru, Disability Wales, Gwalia Care and Support, Oxfam Cymru, Save the Children, Shelter Cymru, and The Trussell Trust. Membership is still open to other organisations interested in joining.

Past work in Wales and background material

• Devolution in Wales, Wales Council for Voluntary Action presentation
• Bridgend, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan CLAN proposals - our response
• An alternative to CLACs and CLANs for Wales? Feasibility study asks questions

Contacts

Contact Chilli Reid, Head of Development to find out about our development work in Wales.
Tel: 020 7469 5700. Email: chilli.reid@adviceuk.org.uk

Contact Phil Jew, Head of Policy and Campaigns to find out about our policy work in Wales.
Tel: 020 7469 5700. Email: phil.jew@adviceuk.org.uk

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