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Welsh government’s five-year plan offers more help for families and looked after children (22 September 2016)

Date: 22/09/2016
Duncan Lewis, Family Solicitors, Welsh government’s five-year plan offers more help for families and looked after children

First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has announced the Welsh government’s five-year plan, Taking Wales Forward – which will include removing barriers to employment for parents by creating “the most generous childcare offer anywhere in the UK”.

The Welsh government will offer 30 hours of free childcare per week for working parents of three- and four-year-olds for 48 weeks of the year – and will also deliver an extra 20,000 affordable homes, including 6,000 homes through the Help to Buy scheme.

The Welsh Assembly will also invest in healthcare staff and take action to attract and train more GPs, nurses and other health professionals across Wales – with more nurses, in more settings, through an extended nurse staffing levels law.

Mental health treatment, support, prevention and de-escalation will also be prioritised, with increased access to talking therapies – and help with care for older people will be improved, with an increase in the capital people can keep when entering residential care more than doubled to £50,000.

The Welsh government will also examine ways of ensuring looked after children enjoy the same life chances as other children – and, if necessary, reform the way they are looked after.

First Minister Carwyn Jones said:

“My vision of government is simple – enabling people to live healthy and fulfilled lives and make the most of every opportunity, and supporting them when help is needed most.

“A critical five years lie ahead – the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union creates some uncertainty and challenges, but our mandate is clear: the Welsh government’s relentless focus will be on driving improvement in our economy and public services, which are together the bedrock of people’s daily lives.

“Taking Wales Forward outlines our key priorities for delivering those improvements – they are ambitious measures, aimed at making a difference for everyone, at every stage in their lives.”

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