... taskforce for the valleys, third (voluntary) sector.

And people in poor communities have worse health and shorter life expectancy.That’s why Oxfam works in Wales to overcome poverty, and to tell the truth about it, now and in the long term.It used to be said that work was the best route out of poverty, but increasingly it isn’t a route out at all.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation "They have to make a choice about whether they feed their children, go without food themselves, and things that many people take for granted - like heating and leisure facilities.

As well as a breakfast club, there is a scheme to donate school uniforms which pupils have outgrown so other parents can buy them for a nominal amount.Mr O'Neill said: "In far too many parts of Wales, growing up in poverty is no longer the exception, with more children expected to get swept up in poverty in the coming years. The Welsh Government is the devolved Government for Wales. Estimates for 2017/18, proportion after housing costsBut the figures also break down child poverty into much smaller areas of deprivation, ward-by-ward across Wales.Penrhiwceiber near Mountain Ash in the Cynon Valley has nearly half of its children in poverty, according to the research. Three wards in Wrexham are proportionately the next worst, followed by two inner city areas of Cardiff - Butetown and Grangetown.A snapshot of child poverty during the year suggests seven out of the 10 wards in Wales with the highest numbers of children in child poverty are in Cardiff. Half of Welsh households experiencing poverty have someone bringing home a salary. The Welsh Government said it was committed to addressing inequality. The Welsh village where half the kids grow up in poverty Penrhiwceiber has just been named the place with the highest rates of child poverty in Wales - but that's far from the full story Share

"Analysis by a range of respected organisations has predicted a significant rise in levels of poverty, including child poverty, in the coming years as a direct result of the UK government's tax and welfare reforms," said a spokeswoman.She added that the first minister had appointed Lesley Griffiths as lead minister "to ensure that Welsh Government's budget planning process has maximum effect in tackling poverty".The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesChina says Australian journalist Cheng Lei is suspected of "endangering China's national security". "While I welcome that breadth of responsibility there needs to be some coordination from the centre… there needs to be some leadership and we need a strategy and ambitious targets. Head teacher Meilir Tomos said: "We realise that there are children in our school whose families are struggling in different ways. The Welsh Government is absolutely committed to taking a cross Government approach to tackling poverty. These are external links and will open in a new windowWales was the only UK nation to see a rise in child poverty last year, according to research by charities.It suggested 29.3% of children were in poverty in 2017-18, a rise of 1%.Sean O'Neill, of Children in Wales, said parents had to make "impossible choices" between feeding themselves or their children.The Welsh Government blamed policies set by the UK government, which said it was helping families improve their lives through work.The research by Loughborough University was commissioned for the End Child Poverty Network, a coalition of organisations which includes Children in Wales, Oxfam Cymru, Barnardo's Cymru and Save The Children.It suggested more than 206,000 Welsh children were living in poverty in 2017-18.A child is considered to be growing up in poverty if they are living in a household where the income is below 60% of the median income.It found the Cardiff South and Penarth, Cynon Valley and Rhondda constituencies had the highest proportion in Wales - all at 35% - after housing costs are taken into account.Around a third of children living in valleys council areas like Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf were also in poverty.

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