First in UK group to improve social care workforce conditions
Wales is the first in the UK to have set up a group bringing government, employers and trade unions together to improve ways of working for staff in the social care sector.
Calls for vigilance following Foot and Mouth Disease case in Germany
Wales’ Chief Veterinary Officer, Richard Irvine is urging livestock owners in Wales to remain vigilant following the recent case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany.
More than £20m to help universities tackle climate change. Loan funding will help universities reach low carbon ambitions
Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Vikki Howells, visited Cardiff University to see how a £12.2m investment is accelerating their progress towards carbon reduction.
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Temporary fuel-cost support announced for bus, school and community transport in Wales
- A new temporary scheme will help bus, school and community transport operators in Wales with exceptional fuel costs.
- £7m to be distributed through local authorities, to help protect essential services in 2026-7.
- The scheme recognises the significant pressures that exceptionally high and volatile fuel costs are placing on bus operators, school transport providers and community transport services across Wales.
Welsh in every community: creating more opportunities to use Welsh
- The Welsh Government has accepted all 31 recommendations from the second phase report of the Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities either in full or in principle.
- The report, Reaching every community, strengthening Welsh, looked at the Welsh language in areas with medium and lower densities of Welsh speakers.
- This response, alongside work already underway in communities with higher densities of Welsh speakers, will help shape a new strategy for the Welsh language.
£130m Cost of Living Support Package Announced
- £100 payment to households in council tax bands A-D and extending the payment to all recipients of the Council Tax Reduction Scheme irrespective of band
- £8m fund for local authorities to help those facing hardship not captured by other schemes
- £5m for off-grid fuel costs and and £7m support for bus travel