Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:44 pm on 14 September 2016.
Cabinet Secretary, Aberavon has some of the highest levels of child poverty in Wales. In one ward, nearly 46 per cent of children are living in poverty. The ‘State of the Nation’ annual report by the UK’s Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission was critical of the Welsh Government’s policies, stating that they were not having the right level of impact. Given the Welsh Government’s commitment to eradicate child poverty by 2020, what changes are you proposing to tackle child poverty in my region over the next three years? Diolch.