Child Poverty

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:45 pm on 19 January 2021.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:45, 19 January 2021

I thank the Member for that question, Llywydd. The pandemic is predicted to increase child poverty in Llanelli and across Wales. That impact would be made worse by premature withdrawal of the job retention scheme and any refusal to maintain the £20 universal credit weekly uplift beyond the end of March.