Benefits
A theme within the brief Poverty and the cost of living.
- Contributions
- 8
- Members who raised it
- 6
- Latest month
- 5
Month by month
Show the numbers
| Month | Contributions |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | No sittings |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
Which parties raise it
- Welsh Conservatives0.25%
- Welsh Labour0.23%
- Reform UK0.22%
- Plaid Cymru0.16%
Latest contributions
8 contributions in the Seventh Senedd, newest first.
Elin JonesPlaid
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
Steven RodawayReform
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance
Related votes
No votes in the Seventh Senedd have been tagged with this.
How this theme is tagged
This is keyword matching. It can miss contributions that discuss the subject in other words, and it can tag a passing mention.
Show the phrases it uses
A contribution is tagged when its English text contains one of these phrases. Capital letters don't matter, except in abbreviations, which must match exactly. It is also tagged when the title of the agenda item or question it was part of contains one, as long as the contribution is at least 30 words long.
Phrases
- “universal credit”
- “two-child limit”
- “two child limit”
- “benefit cap”
- “winter fuel payment”
- “winter fuel payments”
- “welfare reform”
- “welfare reforms”
- “personal independence payment”
- “social security”
- “Department for Work and Pensions”
- “Welsh benefits system”
- “Welsh Benefits Charter”
- “council tax reduction scheme”
- “Local Housing Allowance”
- “social tariffs”
- “benefit take-up”
Abbreviations
- “PIP”
- “DWP”
