The Government Minister stated that support exists in other ways. I agree that support exists in other ways. I agree that it’s a very good idea to work with Citizens Advice in order to ensure that people have the support that they need to access benefits as much as possible. I agree with strategies on increasing respite, though not enough is being done. I agree that the third sector as a whole needs the resources in order to support vulnerable families and children. But I again stress that we are talking about a specific fund that is not substituted in any other part of third sector provision in Wales.

I think the case has been made here from all the opposition parties. There is no substitute for this funding. It is being maintained in other parts of the UK because it is such a specifically useful fund. I would ask again Government to withdraw the amendment, and to agree to consider the reinstatement of this direct funding to its previous level, either through the Family Fund, which seems to me to work well, or through other means, if you like, because it’s not how it’s done—it is having that access to these one-off pots of money that we want looked at. You may not think that £500 as a one-off is something that can make a real difference to people’s lives. We think it is.