I would like to dedicate the following song to everyone at WCBC and the Welsh Government.I am really struggling at the moment due to inadequate hours of care and support and not being able to use my direct payments in the way they are intended, thanks to an inept local authority that are failing in […]
Time for something different as the pressure increases with the #SaveWILG campaign. This morning I received news of the International Welsh Poetry Competition in my inbox and think that I may enter if I can get enough head space away from all this injustice. I don’t fancy my chances with meetings lined up solidly until
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BY JOHN PRING ON JANUARY 31, 2019 A disabled campaigner has sent an 80-page dossier of evidence to the new first minister of Wales in a last-ditch bid to persuade him to abandon plans to close the Welsh government’s independent living grant scheme. Nathan Lee Davies has written to Mark Drakeford with just two months left until
When I told my Social Worker that I was in need of 24/7 care in my own home, she actually laughed at the prospect of anyone in my local authority receiving such a level of care and support. Read the following paragraphs and you might discover why I NEED round the clock assistance to function
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The following article was taken from the excellent blog by Luke Clements – a Professor of Law at Leeds University and a Solicitor. We really appreciate all the support from Luke Clements and the formidable Ann James in our bid to #SaveWILG. Let’s hope the Welsh Government actually listen to the mounting critics of their decision
Closure of the Welsh Independent Living Grant #SaveWILG Read More »
Minutes of the Cross Party Group on Disability Friday, 11th January 2019, Wrexham Glyndŵr University, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW Present: Carol Gardener, Jo Woodward, Tom Hall, Mark Davies, Eric Owen, Sorrel Taylor, Maureen Lee, Sharon O’Connor, Chris Roberts, Jayne Goodrick, Paul Johnson, Lynne Jones, Lynne Davies, Nathan Davies, Sandra Morgan, Bill Fawcett, Vince West, Laura
Minutes of the Cross Party Group on Disability #SaveWILG Read More »
Dear Mark This is an incredibly worrying time for all disabled people and their families across Wales. There are only 63 days left before the Welsh Independent Living Grant is due to end, leaving individuals at the mercy of cash-strapped Local Authorities who seem intent on cutting vital support packages across the board with no
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This report by the European Human Rights Commission into Disability Rights in Wales really is essential reading. The section on independent living is especially relevant to the #SaveWILG campaign. It reads as follows: Independent living funding The UK Government’s Independent Living Fund (ILF) closed across the UK in June 2015. In order to continue support for
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In November 2016, Rebecca Evans announced that the Welsh Independent Living Grant would be closing and the funds to provide care and support for former ILF recipients would be transferred to local authorities. Using an analogy from the world of football, this was akin to finding herself with the ball at her feet in front
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Here are my notes from today’s meeting with Deputy Health Minister, Julie Morgan AM. Myself, Sheila Meadows and Vic Grout got our main points across and I presented the Minister with an 80-page dossier of evidence as to why WILG should be saved. We will wait for the outcome with hope and belief in Welsh Labour… As always, I keep
Meeting with Deputy Health Minister, Julie Morgan AM on 24/01/2019 #SaveWILG Read More »
