6. Plaid Cymru Debate: Universal Credit

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:05 pm on 15 September 2021.

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Photo of Carolyn Thomas Carolyn Thomas Labour 5:05, 15 September 2021

Give working class people money in their pockets. Give working class people money in their pockets and they will spend it because they need to spend it. Grow the economy that way. Put money in people's pockets. Rich people conserve it, put it in the banks. Money is supposed to be spent, it's supposed to be part of the economy, to keep the economy going.

The Welsh Labour Government has taken steps to tackle poverty across Wales, expanding the discretionary assistance fund, protecting free school meals and it plans for a trial of the universal basic income, which will be greatly welcomed. Diolch. Thank you.