For the first time the Cerebral Palsy Awareness Group will be hosting an awareness stand outside the ICC on Saturday 24th March from 10am until 2pm. They will also be celebrating Cerebral Palsy Awareness day on Sunday 25th March with a walk from the Piazza to Casemates at 10am. All are welcome to attend the walk especially anyone with CP and their families and friends. Wearing green is optional and the castle will be lit in green for both days.
Despite confirmation from the Chief Minister that there should have been a rise in the disability allowance last year in line with inflation; (as quoted in his 2012 budget speech); the Disability Society is disappointed to see that once again this month, March 2018, the rise has not materialised. The Society has written three reminders to No 6 as requested pointing out that pensions and rents were all promptly increased but not the disability allowance. The matter was also raised in Parliament by independent MP Mr Llamas who it appears was erroneously assured the allowance had been increased. It is hoped therefore that by finally bringing the matter into the public domain the rise in the disability allowance, backdated to 1st August 2017, will be promptly instituted by the rate of inflation which was quoted in the 2017 budget speech as being 2.7%.
