What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of the cost of rented accommodation on the effectiveness of the basic income pilot, especially for asylum seeking children in care who have had to cover legal costs with their basic income?
The Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot is subject to an ongoing comprehensive evaluation, led by the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) at Cardiff University. The evaluation will bring together findings from surveys, administrative data, cost data and rich qualitative data collected through interviews, focus groups and creative methods to evaluate and assess the impact and costs of the pilot as well as to understand the lived experience of those taking part.
A series thematic reports will be published between February 2024 and 2027, the first of which was published on 22 February 2024: Basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot evaluation: annual report 2023 to 2024 | GOV.WALES.