Known as the Basic Income for Care Leavers pilot, the project was designed to help children in Wales leaving the care sector as they turned 18. A total of 635 people benefited from a basic income payment as of July 31, 2023. Of that number, 67 were current or former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Davies asks:…
Although historically relatively self-sufficient in covering domestic energy demand, the United Kingdom’s dependency on imports has increased in the past few decades. With oil and gas fields on the continental shelf depleting and the government phasing out coal, the country has grown increasingly reliant on supplies from other countries. Energy dependency reached its peak in 2013, at…
Newly elected MP for the upper Cynon Valley, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP Gerald Jones voted to cut your winter fuel allowance, I don’t believe the last MP for Cynon Valley would have followed the party line and put party before local pensioners you get what you vote for. Nearly 1 in 5 older people…
Ahead of a key vote on winter fuel payments in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “This vote is an opportunity for Welsh MPs to show some backbone. “The Labour Government’s unforgivable decision to scrap winter fuel payments risks creating a fuel poverty crisis among…
You may also be interested in the Welsh Government film on the proposed M4 and how it would cut major pollution and bring prosperity to Wales https://www.facebook.com/hartleythehare/videos/423232656804358?idorvanity=287319888860759 Responding to Eluned Morgan saying the implementation of blanket 20mph speed limits caused problems, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “The Welsh Government have…
Many pensioners face the risk of falling into fuel poverty, especially in the winter: Industry and government interventionEnergy UK’s Emma Pinchbeck has called for intervention and a partnership between government and industry to help with energy bills. Octopus Energy and Good Energy have also called for long-term investment in renewables and a social tariff. Winter Fuel…
In 2026, the Senedd will expand at a cost to the taxpayer from 60 to 96 members and adopt a new electoral system, with the 32 constituencies. Created by pairing up Wales’ 32 Westminster seats into 16 constituencies, the new boundaries cross many of the country’s existing administrative borders. Is there to much government administration…
Commenting on the Auditor General for Wales’ audit of NHS bodies (2023-24) accounts revealing that all health boards breached their ‘break-even duty’, Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “This abysmal news is the result of Labour prioritising politicians and pet projects over the running of the Welsh NHS. “The Labour Welsh Government…
Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement that thousands of older people in Wales will no longer be eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Payment, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Heléna Herklots CBE, said: “The announcement that the Winter Fuel Payment will now only be paid to those in receipt of Pension Credit is deeply concerning, as…
Commenting on the latest NHS statistics for Wales revealing an increase in the number waiting for treatment to the highest level on record for the fifth consecutive month, Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “These woeful statistics show the NHS is in crisis as waits have increased to new records for five…
