Following the Welsh Government’s announcement on February 12th that they were pausing the WILG transition and allowing all WILG recipients to recruit an independent social worker to work alongside clueless local authorities, there has been little obvious progress.
There is much going on behind the scenes as the Welsh Government work around the clock to establish a new policy. I have received several encouraging and reassuring emails from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services as well as the civil servants who are working flat out to assist disabled people with high support needs and their families.
Of course, it is going to take time to implement the new system. This is something that many of us cannot afford, but now is not the time to be critical of the Welsh Government – who have listened and are making the appropriate changes.
WILG recipients should all be receiving a letter from Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan to explain the next steps in the reassessment process. Let us hope that we receive this letter sooner rather than later as many of us are continuing to struggle. We have won a huge battle, but there is little reason to celebrate at the moment and we have to remain patient while continuing to struggle for a few more weeks or months.
This is precious time we are wasting, but we cannot forget the huge strides we have made and have faith that the Welsh Government are doing what they can to help transform our lives under 21st Century Socialism.
We are so close to our goal and we must make sure such mistakes are never allowed to happen again…
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