<p>Progress for Supporting Communities in Wales</p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:21 pm on 20 September 2017.

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Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 2:21, 20 September 2017

(Translated)

From what I understand, the emphasis of the counter-poverty work that used to be carried out by Communities First will be on early years education, helping people into work and empowering communities—those will be the focuses now—which is what you refer to as the three Es: early years, employability and empowerment. I would like to understand, and I think the people in the sector also want to understand what exactly ‘empowerment’ means. What’s your interpretation of that? Importantly, how will you measure the success of this ‘empowerment’ element in attempts to reduce poverty in Wales?