National Assembly for Wales

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Calls for the administrative devolution of welfare to Wales so that mitigating measures can be put in place.

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To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Acknowledges the Welsh Government’s analysis of the impact of welfare reform.

2. Notes the recent comments made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the rollout of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments, as well as the actions taken by the UK Government to address concerns over the implementation of both.

3. Further notes that the Welsh Government has admitted that employment is one of the best ways to tackle inequality, through its programme for government and  economic action plan;

4. Is concerned that, while employment has substantially increased since 2010, the Equality and Human Rights Commission report ‘Is Wales Fairer?’ highlighted that poverty and deprivation still remain higher in Wales than other British nations; Wales is the least productive nation in the UK, and median weekly earnings in Wales are lower than in England and Scotland.

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to publish a robust and meaningful plan to tackle poverty that contains clear performance targets and indications to measure progress.

House of Commons Hansard, 19 November 2018

House of Commons Hansard, 11 February 2019 

The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP - Speech - Closing the gap between intention and experience - 5 March 2019

Welsh Government - Taking Wales Forward - September 2016

Welsh Government - Prosperity for All: economic action plan - May 2018

Equality and Human Rights Commission - Is Wales Fairer? - 25 October 2018