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Press Release: DWP invitation insult rejected by Welsh disability group

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Welsh disability campaigners reject invitation to be “glorified doorstaff” in controversial DWP review. A Welsh disability group has today rejected a direct invitation from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help “co-host” part of the controversial government review into the PIP disability benefit as part of a workshop in Bangor, North Wales. In […]

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Press Release: Senedd candidates back call for “genuine” disability review

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I have copied and pasted the following press release from DPAC Cymru ahead of the important Welsh Elections on Thursday. The writing seems to be on the wall for Welsh Labour, but they only have themselves to blame. It will be very interesting to see what happens at the election and how the new Welsh

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Actions people in Wales can take now to help defeat the UK disability cuts bill

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These actions are specifically customised for people in Wales, and includes lobbying the Welsh government. However, people not living in Wales might still find the resources useful with some minor changes. Stick it in your window, or on workplace or community noticeboards. Ready-made Make your own! Send yours in! Contributions welcome! Please send it in to swaneadpac@gmail.com and/or dpaccardiffandvalleys@gmail.com

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Social Support staff to earn the Real Living Wage

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For info – in case anyone missed this:   https://gov.wales/social-care-staff-earn-real-living-wage This is excellent news to start the new year, and hopefully it will lead to an improvement in my staffing situation. The Welsh Government and Julie Morgan should be applauded for taking this bold step. I would also like to point out that I already pay

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Direct Payments and NHS Continuing Health Care #SaveWILG

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The following article was taken from the Luke Clements site and was written by Ann James.  *** February 18, 2020  The Deputy Minister’s update statement on the Welsh Independent Living Grant[1] (WILG) is particularly welcome because it acknowledges the risk to the independence, choice and control of disabled people in Wales unless the Welsh Government enables

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Written Statement by the Welsh Government #SaveWILG

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TITLE: Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) – Update on Independent Care Assessments DATE: 13 February 2020 BY: Julie Morgan AM, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services It is paramount that people’s ability to live independently is not compromised by changes to the way their care and support is arranged and provided. Last July, and

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