A child payment could help transform the childhoods of children across Wales. A new paper commissioned by Save the Children Cymru and the Bevan Foundation shows what's needed for the Cynnal payment - and a full payment scheme - to work. Read the blog: www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2026/i...

Implementing a Welsh Child Payment – what routes can the Welsh Government take?

A new legal analysis from Save the Children Cymru and the Bevan Foundation shows that a Welsh Child Payment is both legally and practically achievable under existing Welsh Government powers, despite s...

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Today, DEC charities in Wales came together at the #Senedd to launch the Venezuela Earthquake Appeal with member charities, politicians and The Future Generations Commissioner. Thank you to the Welsh Government for their support. Please visit http://dec.org.uk to donate

Heddiw daeth elusennau DEC yng Nghymru ynghyd yn y #Senedd i lansio Apêl Daeargryn Venezuela yng nghwmni gwleidyddion a Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol. Diolch i Lywodraeth Cymru am eu cefnogaeth. I gyfrannu at yr Apêl ewch i: http://dec.org.uk

Our response to the statement made by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality. *** Ein hymateb i ddatganiad y Dirprwy Brif Weinidog a Gweinidog y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a Chydraddoldeb.

The extension of free school meals in secondary schools will make a difference to many low-income families and is something children have been calling for in our #ListenToUsMore manifesto. This is a welcome step forward. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Plaid confirms free school meals for secondary pupils in universal credit homes

The new policy removes a previous income threshold of £7,400 per year that limited eligibility.

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Rydym yn clywed yn gyson gan blant sut mae rhoi mwy o arian ym mhocedi teuluoedd yn mynd i'n helwa ni i gyd. Rydym wedi bod yn galw am Daliad Plant Cymru pwrpasol i gefnogi teuluoedd incwm isel. Mae'r cynllun peilot taliad 'Cynnal' yn gam ymlaen ac i'w groesawu. www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...

Plaid Cymru am gychwyn cynllun taliad plant 'ar unwaith'

Fe allai rhai o deuluoedd tlotaf Cymru dderbyn mwy o arian ymhen tri mis yn ôl dirprwy brif weinidog newydd Cymru.

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Children have told us that putting more money in families’ pockets benefit us all. That is why we have been calling for a dedicated Welsh Child Payment to support low-income families. The proposed Cynnal Payment pilot plan is a welcome move forward. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Plaid Cymru deputy first minister says some of Wales' poorest parents could receive extra cash within months

The plans would see £10 a week for 15,000 children between 0 and six-years-old, whose parents already receive universal credit.

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Mae hi’n wythnos #CynnigCymraeg Comisiynydd y Gymraeg Rydym yn hynod o falch o dderbyn y gymeradwyaeth yma – ewch i wefan y Comisiynydd i weld sut allwch chi fod yn rhan o’r cynllun. Gwyliwch ein ffilm fer am sut y gallwch chi ddefnyddio eich #Cymraeg gyda ni www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaCC...

A dedicated Welsh benefit system, including a Welsh Child Payment, which can remove barriers and provide financial security to thousands of families, is one way of investing in everyone’s futures ✍️Melanie Simmonds, Save the Children Cymru

Why the next Welsh Government must introduce a Welsh Child Payment

Melanie Simmonds, Head of Save the Children Cymru Child poverty is an injustice seen and felt across Wales impacting so many families through no fault of their own but also affecting us all. Recent fi...

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DATGANIAD I’R WASG: Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi partneriaeth newydd tair blynedd, gwerth £1 miliwn gyda Grŵp Admiral sy'n canolbwyntio ar amddiffyn plant rhag effeithiau cynyddol newid hinsawdd a thlodi yn y DU ac yn fyd-eang.

Admiral Group and Save the Children announce new three-year £1 Million partnership to help tackle child poverty and climate change

Save the Children and Admiral Group have announced a new three-year partnership worth £1 million to support the charity’s UK and global work in mitigating the impacts of climate change and poverty on ...

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PRESS RELEASE: We’re proud to announce a new three-year, £1 million partnership with Admiral Group focused on protecting children from the growing impacts of climate change and poverty in the UK and globally.

Admiral Group and Save the Children announce new three-year £1 Million partnership to help tackle child poverty and climate change

Save the Children and Admiral Group have announced a new three-year partnership worth £1 million to support the charity’s UK and global work in mitigating the impacts of climate change and poverty on ...

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The child poverty rate is higher in Wales than in any of the other UK nations. The next Welsh Government must make tackling #childpoverty and protecting children's childhoods and futures a priority nation.cymru/news/child-p...

Child poverty 'scandalous' as one in three affected in Wales

More than one in five people in Wales are still living in poverty, according to the latest official figures, prompting renewed warnings from charities about deepening hardship and widening inequality....

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Next Welsh Government must act on child poverty as new figures reveal the scandal that one in three children still miss out on childhoods www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-c...

NEXT WELSH GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON CHILD POVERTY AS NEW FIGURES REVEAL THE SCANDAL THAT ONE IN THREE CHILDREN STILL MISS OUT ON CHILDHOODS

CARDIFF, 26 March 2026: Responding to the newly published Households Below Average Income poverty figures that shows child poverty figures in Wales remain scandalous, Melanie Simmonds, Head of Save th...

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Rhaid i lywodraeth nesaf Cymru weithredu ar dlodi plant wrth i ffigyrau newydd ddatgelu bod un o bob tri plentyn yn dal i golli allan ar blentynod www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-c...

NEXT WELSH GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON CHILD POVERTY AS NEW FIGURES REVEAL THE SCANDAL THAT ONE IN THREE CHILDREN STILL MISS OUT ON CHILDHOODS

CARDIFF, 26 March 2026: Responding to the newly published Households Below Average Income poverty figures that shows child poverty figures in Wales remain scandalous, Melanie Simmonds, Head of Save th...

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📢 Rydym yn chwilio am bobl ifanc 12-16 oed i gynrychioli Cymru ar Fwrdd Cynghori Ieuenctid Achub y Plant! Am y ddwy flynedd nesaf, byddwch yn canolbwyntio ar ymgyrchu ar dlodi plant yn y DU, a dylanwadu ar waith Achub y Plant. Ymgeisiwch: volunteer.savethechildren.org.uk/opportunitie...

📢 We’re looking for young people aged 12-16 to represent Wales on Save the Children’s Youth Advisory Board! For the next two years, you'll focus on campaigning on child poverty in the UK, and shaping decisions across our work. Apply here: volunteer.savethechildren.org.uk/opportunitie...

As part of the Welsh Children’s Charities Policy Group it was great to join @childreninwales.org.uk, NSPCC Cymru & Barnardos Cymru at the Welsh Liberal Democrats Conference today. Read our 2026 Senedd election manifesto ➡️  shorturl.at/6WslQ

Fel rhan o Grŵp Polisi Elusennau Plant Cymru, roedd hi'n wych ymuno â @plantyngnghymru.org.uk, NSPCC Cymru a Barnardos Cymru eraill mewn digwyddiad ymylol yng Nghynhadledd Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru heddiw. Darllenwch ein maniffesto Etholiad Senedd 2026 ➡️ shorturl.at/6WslQ

Military escalation across the Middle East is having a rising human cost. We’ve joined 13 other aid and rights groups to call for an immediate end to this spiral of violence. Read our statement here: bit.ly/4aPYHhY

Trafodaethau pwysig wythnos diwethaf yn nigwyddiad panel Grŵp Gweithredu'r Blynyddoedd Cynnar yng nghynhadledd Plaid Cymru ar yr hyn y mae angen i Lywodraeth nesaf Cymru blaenoriaethu ar gyfer babanod a phlant ifanc. Gallwch ddarllen ein Maniffesto ar gyfer babanod a phlant ifanc yma: bit.ly/3MKGYzd

Important discussions on Friday at the Early Years Action Group panel event at the @plaidcymru.bsky.social conference on what the next Welsh Government needs to prioritise for babies and young children. You can read our Manifesto for babies and young children here: bit.ly/3MKGYzd

Yn falch o allu ymuno ag elusennau eraill Cymru yng nghynhadledd Plaid Cymru y penwythnos hwn a chymryd rhan yn sgwrs panel Grwp Gweithredu'r Blynyddoedd Cynnar i drafod y prif faterion sy'n wynebu babanod, plant a phobl ifanc. Darllenwch ein maniffesto #GwrandewchFwyAromNi yma: shorturl.at/FZrLE

Great to join other charities at the Plaid Cymru Conference this weekend and take part in the Early Years Action Group panel event to discuss the main issues facing babies, children & young people Read out Senedd Election #ListenToUsMore manifesto here: shorturl.at/bkypg

Mae plant yn haeddu plentyndod hapus heb straen na phryder. Ond maen nhw'n dweud fod pryderon ariannol yn effeithio ar eu hiechyd meddwl. Yn ystod #WythnosIechydMeddwlPlant, rydym yn galw ar lywodraeth nesaf Cymru i roi iechyd meddwl plant yn gyntaf. Darllenwch y maniffesto: bit.ly/3MD5mTd

Children deserve to live happy childhoods free of stress and worry. But they often tell us money worries are hurting their mental health. This Children's Mental Health Week, we're calling on the next Welsh government to put children's mental health first. Read the manifesto: bit.ly/4kubwld

It’s been three years since the earthquakes hit #Turkey and #Syria. We’re resharing The Locker film, inspired by Haneen, a nurse who put her own fears aside to care for patients. The 2023 DEC appeal raised £4.9m in Wales. Thank you. Read the final report: https://bit.ly/4r7eApO

All children deserve fair play. Thanks to @childreninwales.org.uk for including our article in the latest edition of the magazine. Read the article: issuu.com/childreninwa...

Mae pob plentyn yn haeddu chwarae teg. Diolch i @childreninwales.org.uk am gynnwys ein herthygl yn y rhifyn newydd y cylchgrawn. Darllenwch yr erthygl: issuu.com/childreninwa...

Mae stori Jolene yn ein hatgoffa pam mae profiad byw yn bwysig. Pan fydd pobl sydd â phrofiad o'r heriau yn cael cyfle i arwain, mae newid go iawn yn digwydd. Dyma beintio darlun o beth mae'n ei olygu i gyrraedd y nod a chyflawni uchelgais. Darllenwch: www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2025/b...

Breaking through the glass ceiling: From experiencing poverty to meeting the PM

Jolene Martin, Participation and Projects Officer Save the Children Cymru shares her life-changing journey from experiencing poverty to joining the Voices For Bettws parents group and developing train...

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Jolene's journey reminds us why lived experience matters. When people who’ve faced the challenges are trusted to lead, real change happens. This is what breaking the glass ceiling looks like. Read Jolene's blog: www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2025/b...

Breaking through the glass ceiling: From experiencing poverty to meeting the PM

Jolene Martin, Participation and Projects Officer Save the Children Cymru shares her life-changing journey from experiencing poverty to joining the Voices For Bettws parents group and developing train...

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