Nine in every 10 parents in Scotland[1] (90%) say the summer holidays place financial and emotional pressures on their families. Nearly 40% say they worry about affording family days out this summer, while more than half fear their children will spend too much time on screens over the summer break.

Save the Children Cymru’s latest survey reveals 89% of parents in Wales think that the summer holidays put both financial and emotional pressure on families with half (51%) saying the summer holiday is the most challenging of the year – ahead of the Christmas break (42%).

Save the Children Cymru’s latest survey reveals 89% of parents in Wales think that the summer holidays put both financial and emotional pressure on families with half (51%) saying the summer holiday is the most challenging of the year – ahead of the Christmas break (42%).

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 social security being reserved to Westminster. With one in three children in Wales living in poverty, it is argued that a Welsh Child Payment could significantly reduce child poverty, improve child wellbeing and deliver long-term economic benefits. The blog explores the legal routes, political challenges and funding considerations for implementing Plaid Cymru’s proposed Cynnal pilot and scaling it into a nationwide scheme.

How the Save the Children community based project Ehangu has helped bring communities together in Cardiff and beyond.

With COVID-19 effecting families around the UK, read how families on the Bettws Estate in Wales are getting through it, together.