Adequate standard of living and poverty – Government action

Government action

UK Government actions

Read our assessment of the UK Government’s progress on adequate standard of living and poverty.

Welsh Government actions Efforts to reduce poverty relate to both reserved and devolved matters. While social security, many taxes, and employment law are reserved to the UK Government, the Welsh Government has competence over some related areas, as well as having limited tax-raising and borrowing powers.

 Read our assessment of the Welsh Government’s progress on adequate standard of living and poverty. This list is a summary of key actions and is not intended to be exhaustive.

The assessment was made based on the evidence available up to 30/09/2021