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BBC Report: Wales disability support cuts: Care to be re-assessed in July #SaveWILG

The following article was written by Paul Martin and published by the BBC. I take no credit for this piece, apart from the contribution of quotes. The article can also be read on the BBC website by clicking here.   Re-assessments of severely disabled people unhappy with their care packages will not begin before July. The […]

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Plaid Cymru Press Release – Set Out Clear Timetable to Support Disabled People #SaveWILG

Rhondda AM Leanne Wood has called upon the Labour Government to move fast to ensure that disabled people are not left out of pocket. The Plaid Cymru Shadow Minister for Social Justice and Housing called upon Ministers to match words with deeds after they performed a U-turn on reinstating in all but name the Welsh Independent

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Wrexham man’s disability campaign will lead to thousands of lives being improved #SaveWILG

The following article was taken from the Leader Live website. I am claiming no credit for writing this article which also appears in the Leader newspaper.  ***  Improvements have been made to the way care is delivered for more than 1,000 disabled people in Wales to help ensure they get the support they need to

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Disability News Service: ‘Delight’ over breakthrough on Welsh independent living scheme closure #SaveWILG

The following article is taken from the Disability News Service website and was written by John Pring. I am taking no credit for the writing of this article and urge readers to visit the Disability News Service website. You can do so by clicking here.  *** Disabled campaigners have welcomed measures that aim to address

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Wales disability support cuts: ‘Second opinion’ offered by ministers #SaveWILG

The following article is taken from BBC News online. I am not taking any credit for the article and the original piece can be accessed by clicking on this link.  *** Severely disabled people unhappy with their care package will be offered independent assessments, say ministers. The Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) is being scrapped

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Disability News Service: Last-ditch appeal to new Welsh First Minister over independent living scheme #SaveWILG

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

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