Basic Payments to remain in 2020 to support transition to new Land Management Programme
Speaking at the Hybu Cig Cymru breakfast, the Cabinet Secretary said the decision to keep BPS for a further year will provide reassurance to the industry and give them more time to prepare for the changes to future farm support post-Brexit.
The Cabinet reiterated her commitment to support farmers through a...Read More »
£1.5 million funding to support women affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence
Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford and the Leader of the House and Chief Whip, Julie James announced £1.2 million of EU funding, alongside £300,000 directly from the Welsh Government for the £1.7 million Limitless programme during a visit to Welsh Women’s Aid in Cardiff.
Led by Threshold DAS, an organisation, which helps...Read More »
£1m made available to Welsh SMEs to help navigate Brexit
The pot, part of Welsh Government’s £50m EU Transition Fund, will allow small and medium sized enterprises from across Wales to bid for between £10,000 and £100,000 of Welsh Government funding, to a maximum of half the project costs, to support them as the UK prepares to leave the European...Read More »
Welsh Government Childcare Offer benefiting low income families – new research
The research on the offer’s first year of operation shows 80% of the lowest earning parents in each household accessing the offer earn less than the average salary in Wales. 88% of surveyed parents reported having more disposable income as a result of accessing the offer, and 67% reported the...Read More »
Healthy Child Wales programme making progress to give children the best possible start in life
The first official statistics published in relation to the Healthy Child Wales Programme, show a steady increase in the percentage of children receiving contacts from the start of the programme in October 2016 up to June this year.
Vaughan Gething said:
“The Healthy Child Wales Programme sets out what planned...Read More »