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Access to Justice Policy and Research Officer, Elinor Mattey, looks at whether asylum decisions are becoming faster at the expense of fairness. The UK Government has made progress in reducing the number of people waiting for an initial decision on their asylum claim. But the asylum system remains under serious pressure, with a growing number of people now waiting for appeal decisions in the courts.

Mae Sefydliad Bevan yn chwilio am Bennaeth Polisi (Tlodi) i arwain ein tîm arbenigol ac i ddirprwyo’r Prif Weithredwr tra bod deiliad presennol y swydd ar absenoldeb mamolaeth. Allech chi arwain Sefydliad Bevan yn ei gwaith i roi terfyn ar dlodi yng Nghymru? Sefydliad Bevan yw melin drafod fwyaf dylanwadol Cymru. Rydym yn cynhyrchu syniadau a mewnwelediadau i helpu i roi terfyn ar dlodi, anghydraddoldeb ac anghyfiawnder yng Nghymru.

The Bevan Foundation is seeking a Head of Policy (Poverty) to lead its high impact team and to deputise for the CEO whilst the current post holder is on maternity leave. Could you lead the Bevan Foundation in its mission to end poverty in Wales? The Bevan Foundation is Wales’s most influential think tank. We create insights, ideas and impact that help to end poverty and inequality.

The Bevan Foundation’s Wendy Dearden discusses the tension between environmental aspirations for social homes and the need to boost supply In the lead up to the Senedd elections, our calls for a review of the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) were quickly echoed by others in the sector. It’s a difficult conversation to start, as no-one wants to be seen to be talking down action to reduce the environmental impact of our homes.

Housing NewsAugust 12th, 2026 The Bevan Foundation held a panel discussion at the National Eisteddfod y Garreg Las in Pembrokeshire on Friday 7 August to mark the launch of its new report, Holidays or homes? The loss of homes for the people of Wales to holiday accommodation.

Mae llawer o deuluoedd digartref yng Nghymru yn byw am gyfnodau maith mewn llety gwely a brecwast ac mewn gwestai a fwriadwyd ar gyfer gwyliau, a hynny’n achosi niwed a thrawma, yn enwedig i’r plant a’u teuluoedd. Yn y cyfamser, defnyddir anheddau a fwriadwyd ar gyfer cartrefi parhaol naill ai fel llety gwyliau a logir yn fasnachol, ail gartrefi preifat neu gyfuniad o’r ddau.

Many homeless households in Wales are living for long periods of time in bed and breakfast and hotel accommodation meant for holidays, causing harm and trauma particularly for the children and families involved. Meanwhile, dwellings intended as permanent homes are being used for holidays, either as commercially run holiday lets, privately used second homes or a combination of both.

As we celebrate our 25th birthday, Mick Antoniw shares how the Bevan Foundation was started The idea for the Bevan Foundation came from Hywel Francis MP, historian, politician, and Welsh activist. I recall he rang me and said we need our own Welsh social justice think tank and would I support the idea. I asked how it would make a difference and he said: we need to say and think the unthinkable.

The Bevan Foundation’s work continued to attract media attention throughout July As work to implement a Welsh child payment progresses, there continues to be media interest in the scheme. As co-chairs of the Expert Group, the Bevan Foundation was mentioned in articles throughout July in news outlets including BBC Wales News, Nation.Cymru, Bayside Radio, Morning Star, Wired Gov, The Tenby Observer and Wales247.

Join the Bevan Foundation as we explore the loss of permanent homes to holiday accommodation in Wales and the policy interventions which have been put in place Many homeless households in Wales are living for long periods of time in bed and breakfast and hotel accommodation meant for holidays, causing harm and trauma particularly for the children and families involved.