There is a “void” in the Welsh Government’s plan to tackle child poverty and some young people are at risk of slipping through the net because of the children and young people have not returned to school since the start of the pandemic, the departing Children’s Commissioner has warned.
Professor Sally Holland called for more planning and investment to help the 31% of children living in poverty in Wales and more help for those have not returned to school since the pandemic began.
She said the Welsh Government had cut child poverty since devolution, but not by enough and she was “even more frustrated” with the lack of action from the Whitehall Government. You can see the areas of Wales with the most child poverty here.
