Economy and Work

With the population of Wales projected to continue to age and faced with a decreasing working-age population, we are conducting a review of the best...

The Wales Centre for Public Policy has published international evidence on building safety regulation to help inform draft Welsh Government legislation. Currently in Wales, building...

Enabling ‘pathways’ out of poverty must be a fundamental goal of any anti-poverty strategy. But how should such a strategy seek to achieve this? And...

Several of the challenges faced by people living in poverty or social exclusion in Wales relate to where they live. Local costs of living, affordability...

During the initial months of the pandemic, when various protections were in place – such as the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit – the number of...

The lack of an anti-poverty strategy did not stop the Welsh Government from taking action during the pandemic to address poverty in Wales. From the...

The transition to a low-carbon economy in Wales will affect workers and communities, particularly those with links to carbon-intensive industries. There is evidence that net-zero...

This commentary report accompanies a rapid review of evidence about how physical infrastructure influences long-term wellbeing, commissioned by the Welsh Government to help inform its...