SWRCF Christmas Fayre

South West Rhyl Communities First are holding a Christmas Fayre.

19th December, 11am - 3pm.

John Davies Community Facility, 82 Marsh Road, Rhyl.

• Stall holders welcome.
• Home-made produce.
• Toys and games.
• Christmas gifts.

Each stall holder will be given one raffle ticket and the chance to win a £100 bike voucher to be spent in Cycle Life, Bodfor St, Rhyl (stall holders must bring in at least 10 customers to the fayre). If the stall holder is representing a local organisation they must donate the bike voucher to a family in need within the local area, or raffle it off for their organisation.

South West Rhyl Communities First Free Network Lunch

South West Rhyl Communities First would like to invite you to our FREE Network Lunch (first come first served on buffet) on Wednesday 9th November.

Open to all community members, organisations and businesses within the area.

John Davies Community Facility (Communities First building), 82 Marsh Road, Rhyl, 12 - 2pm.

Speakers on the day - 1pm - Ray Worsnop from Denbighshire Enterprise Company.

1.15pm - Judith Samuels speaking about a ship wreck in Foryd Harbour. Come along and listen to what they have to say.

December Lunch - Wednesday 7th December, 12 - 2pm, same venue as above.

              

Speakers from DCC - 1pm - Garry Davies - Countryside Services.

1.15pm - Sandra Jones & Vicky Hoban - Health, Social Care and Wellbeing.

1.30pm - Andrea Fisher -  House Proud scheme.

All welcome.

Personal Independence Payment

From 2013 the Government is proposing to introduce a new benefit called Personal Independence Payment for eligible working age people aged 16 to 64 to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

The intention is that Personal Independence Payment will focus support to those individuals who experience the greatest challenges to remaining independent and leading full, active and independent lives.

Disability Living Allowance was introduced in 1992 and has not been fundamentally reviewed or reformed since. There is confusion about the purpose of the benefit, it is complex to claim and there is no systematic way of checking that awards remain correct.

We are putting disabled people at the heart of the development of Personal Independence Payment. This includes:

• Working with disabled people and their organisations as we develop the new claims and assessment processes
• Seeking feedback on our proposals for the draft assessment criteria, which consider an individual’s circumstances and the impact of their health condition or impairment on their everyday life.

What the change means

From April 2013 to March 2016 everyone aged 16 to 64 receiving DLA will be reassessed to see whether they are entitled to the new Personal Independence Payment.

People entitled to Personal Independence Payment will have their claims smoothly transferred over and their DLA will stop.

Those not found to be entitled to Personal Independence Payment will be informed and their DLA will stop. They may be able to claim other benefits.

There are no current plans to replace DLA with Personal Independence Payment for children aged under 16 and people over the age of 65 who are already receiving DLA.

£75 million scheme to create 12,000 jobs in Wales announced

Starting in April next year, Jobs Growth Wales will create 4,000 new job opportunities a year across Wales for unemployed young people, aged 16-24, for a 6-month period. 

First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, said:

“Jobs Growth Wales is a flagship policy in our commitment to boost economic growth and jobs in Wales.

“Not only will this scheme create opportunities for unemployed young people, who have suffered more than most in the recession, but these posts will also be new jobs, helping Welsh businesses to expand.”

Participants will be paid at or above the National Minimum Wage for a minimum of 25 hours per week. The programme will cater for those that are job ready but can’t find employment.  It will be funded by £25m per year over the term of government.

Minister for Education and Skills, Leighton Andrews, today gave Assembly Members details of the scheme and announced the start of a pilot to test the scheme ahead of its start next year.

“The current financial climate has led to the emergence of a growing number of 16-24 year olds who have fallen outside work or education,” he explained.

“Jobs Growth Wales will enable individuals to gain good quality work experience to progress into sustained employment or where appropriate an apprenticeship. 

“It is envisaged that the majority of jobs will be generated within the private sector, although there will also be some available within the public and voluntary sectors. Businesses that take part in the scheme will need to demonstrate that the jobs we support are new ones.”

Mr Andrews said they would run a small pilot this autumn to test the approach within the private sector and to fully inform the wider programme implementation from April next year. 

He added:

“Jobs Growth Wales also provides an opportunity to tackle some specific issues within the Welsh economy. There will three specific streams targeting graduates, micro business and green jobs.

“A specific strand will be developed to target graduates building on the existing Go Wales Programme.

Often micro businesses are reluctant to take the plunge of employing for the first time or growing for fear of the risk and bureaucracy. So we have developed a strand to help this critical sector of our economy develop.

And another strand will be developed to create jobs within the energy sector, helping to meet our commitment to reducing carbon emissions.”

Robust eligibility criteria and quality standards will be established prior to the implementation of Jobs Growth Wales.  A moderating panel will be established from January 2012 to ensure these are being met.  Membership of the panel will include employers, Job Centre Plus and Wales TUC.

South West Rhyl Communities First Halloween Party

South West Rhyl Communities First are having a Halloween Party on Saturday 29th October, at John Davies Community Facility, Marsh Road, Rhyl. 1.00pm - 4.00pm.

The party costs £2.50 per child and adults can come for free. All children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

Come and join in the spooky fun!