Wales lacks powers for child payment to tackle poverty, says minister |
The Welsh Government has rejected calls to copy Scotland’s direct payment to address child poverty, arguing Wales does not have the required powers over the welfare system.
The claim was made in response to a Plaid Cymru debate, which urged ministers to introduce a similar direct payment to tackle Wales’ "stubborn" 32 per cent child poverty rate.
Plaid Cymru’s Sioned Williams said: "I'm sick of standing up here and talking about this… we owe it – all of us – to the people we represent to do better."
The shadow social justice secretary drew a parallel with a successful free school meals campaign, suggesting ministers’ scepticism about a child payment is........