*Datganiad dwyieithog | Bilingual statement*
Melanie Simmonds, Head of Save the Children Cymru, said: “We congratulate the First Minister on his appointment and welcome his public commitment to tackling child poverty. This must be the Welsh Government’s top priority as there are no second chances for childhood.
“The injustice of child poverty has been felt deeply in Wales for decades with one in three children still going without basic essentials and the opportunities to thrive.
“The scale of the problem demands bold choices by the new government. In particular we are calling for a Welsh Child Payment to provide additional support for low-income families. This must be delivered as part of a clear child poverty action plan with measurable targets to go alongside a child poverty strategy.”
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Notes to Editors
- To see our full list of calls, see our 'Listen to Us More' manifesto, shaped by the voices of children, highlighting what Welsh Government must do to give children the future they deserve.
- We are also currently developing research and policy work on the links between child poverty and the environment given that the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation affect the poorest and most vulnerable people most – both globally and here in Wales.
“Mae angen i’r Prif Weinidog newydd flaenoriaethu mynd i’r afael â thlodi plant” – Achub y Plant Cymru
Meddai Melanie Simmonds, Pennaeth Achub y Plant Cymru: “Rydym yn llongyfarch y Prif Weinidog ar ei benodiad ac yn croesawu ei ymrwymiad cyhoeddus i fynd i’r afael â thlodi plant. Rhaid i hyn fod yn brif flaenoriaeth i Lywodraeth Cymru gan mai dim ond unwaith mae plentyndod yn digwydd.
“Mae anghyfiawnder tlodi plant wedi cael ei deimlo’n ddwfn yng Nghymru ers degawdau gydag un o bob tri o blant yn dal i fynd heb hanfodion sylfaenol a’r cyfleoedd i ffynnu.
“Mae graddfa y broblem yn mynnu penderfyniadau beiddgar gan y llywodraeth newydd. Yn benodol, rydym yn galw am Daliad Plant Cymru i roi mwy o gymorth i deuluoedd ar incwm isel. Rhaid cyflawni hyn fel rhan o gynllun gweithredu clir gyda thargedau mesuradwy i gyd-fynd â strategaeth tlodi plant.”
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Nodiadau i Olygyddion
- I weld ein rhestr lawn o alwadau, gweler ein maniffesto 'Gwrandewch Fwy Arnom Ni'
- Rydym hefyd wrthi'n datblygu ymchwil a gwaith polisi ar y cysylltiadau rhwng tlodi plant a'r amgylchedd o ystyried bod effeithiau newid hinsawdd a dirywiad amgylcheddol yn effeithio fwyaf ar y bobl fwyaf bregus– yn fyd-eang ac yma yng Nghymru.