Sam is a Lead Analyst, undertaking analysis for JRF’s work on social security, communities and place, and the wider economy. Sam was previously a Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, predominantly working on social security and housing policy, and before that was a Senior Analyst at Policy in Practice. Sam holds a Masters in Mathematics from the University of Bath.
Email: sam.tims@jrf.org.uk
Very deep poverty is rising in Wales. More people using food banks, unable to heat their homes, or living in temporary accommodation, means the human cost and impact on public services is huge.
This briefing sets out which children are at greatest risk of such severe and acute poverty, and what a child poverty strategy must include to address it.
This new analysis shows the level of proposed cuts for some example families, and how multiple cuts interact with one other.