I am writing as a recipient of the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) and a disability activist who intends on asking Welsh Labour to reconsider their decision to close WILG as of April 2019. I would like to hear from other WILG recipients in the hope of holding a series of public/virtual meetings to discuss […]
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I have thought long and hard about posting this blog after an exhausting trip to Cardiff on Tuesday [June 5th] to meet with Ministers and discuss the future of the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG). It was a very productive day, but one that resulted in much work still to be done along with a
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Same old story… *** 4 June 2018 Dear Nathan, Thank you for sending the link to your blog https://nathanleedavies.wordpress.com on which you have posted an open letter to me, dated 10 May 2018, seeking my support to retain the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG). I was also grateful for the opportunity to meet you at your home
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https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/70260-savewilg Thank you everyone for your continued support. This morning I am pleased to note that we have reached 107 supporters with a total social media reach of 66,869. Your support means the world to me and the other 1,300 recipients of the Welsh Independent Living Grant. Let us use this Sunday to build on
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Instead of waffling on about the #SaveWILG project, I have decided to write something a little different this morning. My Facebook page is full of people posting about the song that was number one on their 14th birthday. Apparently, some chancre on Twitter decided to suggest that the song that occupied the top spot as
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On June 5th, I am going down to Cardiff with 2 of my comrades to try to find out what on earth is going on with the Welsh Independent Living Grant. We have a number of meetings lined up with Petitions Committee, Huw Irranca-Davies, Mark Drakeford and Julie Morgan. It will be a punishing day
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According to Wikipedia, Thunderclap is a platform that lets individuals and companies rally people together to spread a message. The site uses a model similar to crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter, in that if the campaign does not meet its desired number of supporters in the given time frame, the organizer receives none of the donations. This is referred to
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The following article was published in September 2016 by our friends at Inclusion London and seeks to evidence the impact of the Independent Living Fund closure with a focus on the situation in London. This is clearly a VERY IMPORTANT REPORT FOR ALL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO READ IN FULL as the Welsh Government intend to
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Photos from our Wrexham Action on Universal Credit today. Well done to all involved.
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The following statement has been issued by the Welsh Government, regarding the Welsh Independent Living Grant. *** TITLE Welsh Independent Living Grant – Update DATE 23 May 2018 BY Huw Irranca-Davies, Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care As the first year of the two year Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) transition period has
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