The Welsh Government is providing a further £2.5 million for projects which support the ‘everyday economy’ in a bid to improve services and bring better jobs closer to home.
The new funding will support innovative projects to help improve recruitment into social care and boost local Welsh NHS spending.
The ‘everyday economy’, also known as the foundational economy, describes the jobs at the heart of our local communities, across sectors such as care and health services, food, housing, energy, tourism, construction and retail.
Estimates suggest four in ten jobs, and £1 in every £3 we spend, fall into this category.
The Welsh Government’s recovery plans commit Ministers to supporting the foundational economy so that more local spending and projects support jobs and businesses in the community.
Projects selected for funding include:
- Social Care Wales – £200,000 to tackle recruitment and retention challenges in care homes, offering 960 new training places;
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership…
