@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk The Public Policy Institute The Public Policy Institute for Wales for Wales Emyr Williams Emyr Williams What makes an effective Anti-Poverty strategy. What makes an effective Anti-Poverty strategy. www.ppiw.org.uk www.ppiw.org.uk @PPIfW @PPIfW
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk Our Mission: Using evidence to improve policy Our Mission: Using evidence to improve policy The Public Policy Institute for Wales: The Public Policy Institute for Wales: • Works directly with Ministers to identify their evidence needs, make links • Works directly with Ministers to identify their evidence needs, make links between the Welsh Government’s in-house research, and commission between the Welsh Government’s in-house research, and commission external analysis and advice from authoritative independent experts; external analysis and advice from authoritative independent experts; • Assists researchers to increase the impact of their work by developing • Assists researchers to increase the impact of their work by developing stronger links with the Welsh Government; and stronger links with the Welsh Government; and • Facilitates cross-jurisdictional learning between Wales and the rest of the UK • Facilitates cross-jurisdictional learning between Wales and the rest of the UK
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk How we work How we work The Institute works in two main modes: The Institute works in two main modes: • bespoke analysis and advice commissioned by individual Ministers; and • bespoke analysis and advice commissioned by individual Ministers; and • longer-term research on strategic cross-cutting challenges that face the • longer-term research on strategic cross-cutting challenges that face the Welsh Government as a whole as well as policy makers in other parts of Welsh Government as a whole as well as policy makers in other parts of the UK. the UK. • One of which is Poverty. • One of which is Poverty.
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk Outputs Outputs � Rapid reviews � Rapid reviews � Think pieces � Think pieces � Commentaries � Commentaries � Workshops � Workshops � Ministerial briefings � Ministerial briefings � Literature reviews � Literature reviews � Expert analysis � Expert analysis
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk What makes a good anti poverty strategy? What makes a good anti poverty strategy? 1. Political Leadership 2. Accountability and Coordination 3. Links to Economic Policy 4. External Stakeholder Involvement 5. Monitoring and evaluation 6. Institutions and Systems 7. Originality
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk Political Leadership Political Leadership Leadership demonstrates prioritisation and importance of the • issue. Key messages need to be fed down from the top and understood • throughout the organisation. Needs to be common understanding of goals and aims and how • they will be achieved. Everyone knowing their role in achieving the goals. •
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk Accountability and Coordination Accountability and Coordination Poverty is a Cross Cutting issue. • Requires a coordinated response across portfolios with everyone • knowing their roles and what others are doing. Each portfolio should have specific aims and targets with officers and • members accountable for achieving those targets.
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk Links to Economic Policy Links to Economic Policy Poverty is inextricably linked to economic policy. A anti poverty • policy in isolation is practically useless. Economic policy provides the drivers for poverty reduction. • Potential to use commissioning and procurement for poverty • reduction
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk External Stakeholder Involvement External Stakeholder Involvement Solutions to Poverty cannot be imposed from above. We do not • have all the answers!!!! Requires bottom up engagement from those experiencing • poverty to find out what their issues are. People in poverty are not a homogenous group. • Effective continuous engagement will help with buy in, and • should be an ongoing process which informs strategies and plans as situations change.
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring and Evaluation Clear aims and goals also require clear measures of success • which need to be monitored regularly. Projects and programmes need to have evaluation built in from • the outset as this can impact the design of a programme. Sometimes more can be learnt from a projects that fails than a • successful project but only when evaluated properly.
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk Institutions and Systems Institutions and Systems It is not effective for existing systems or institutions to ‘bend’ to • accommodate poverty reduction. If there needs to be institutional or systematic redesign then that • should be part of the strategy. Dedicated teams or resources are required and just adding • responsibilities to peoples day jobs does not work.
@PPIfW www.ppiw.org.uk Originality Originality Strategies which were least successful were those which just • accumulated existing strategies and fit them under the poverty heading. Anti poverty strategies need to be original. •
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