In July, the UK Government published the new National Disability Strategy. This sets out the government’s vision to improve the everyday lives of disabled people. The strategy covers education, travel, work, home and social life. The strategy is supported by £1.6bn of funding. It includes: £300m investment in support for children with special educational needs and […]
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Universal Credit – Campaign
The disaster of Universal Credit isn’t going away. Right now the government is forcing families into food banks and onto the streets with a system that is meant to help those struggling to get by. It’s so broken, even the UN have stepped in to condemn it. Right now the new minister in charge of […]
Measuring the Mountain – Understanding Experiences of Social Care in Wales
Measuring the Mountain – Understanding Experiences of Social Care in Wales Measuring the Mountain is an all-Wales project evaluating the impact of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014. It is a collaboration between the public sector, third sector and, most importantly, the people who live here. Funded by Welsh Government, the project will […]
Residential care savings limit increases in Wales
Cynyddu’r terfyn cynilion i bobl sy’n byw mewn cartrefi gofal preswyl yng Nghymru Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cadarnhau y bydd pobl yng Nghymru, o heddiw ymlaen, yn cael cadw hyd at £40,000 o’u harian cyn iddynt orfod talu cost lawn eu gofal preswyl. Dydd Llun 09 Ebrill 2018 http://gov.wales/newsroom/health-and-social-services/2018/limit-increases/?skip=1&lang=cy Residential care savings […]
We need your help
The Disability Advice Project are applying to the Big Lottery Fund for money to help families bringing up a child or children under the age of 18 with additional needs. One family member needs to be in employment, whether part-time, full-time or self employed. To help us do this we need to learn about the […]
No Voice No Choice
This is a two year project funded by the Peoples Health Trust. The project is being run by the Disability Advice Project (DAP). It is targeted at parents of children and young people up to the age of 25 years, with a disability in Torfaen. Aims of the project are: Improved participation of parents of […]
Campaigns, Child Poverty Action Group
The ‘two-child limit’ is affecting families now – third or subsequent children born since last Thursday are no longer eligible for child tax credit or universal credit support. This breaks a fundamental premise of our social security system – the link between what families need and the support they get. We’ve been putting pressure on the government […]
Firms caring for thousands of people living at home in Wales are facing tough financial pressures to stay open, a care companies body has said.
Home care firms in Wales facing ‘desperate’ pressures – BBC News
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has today called on the public to have their say on the future of health and social care in Wales.
Health-and-social-services
Home care firms in Wales facing ‘desperate’ pressure
Firms caring for thousands of people living at home in Wales are facing tough financial pressures to stay open, a care companies body has said http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39321818