Fight is on to save £4 a day ‘pittance’

Grow Ltd assistant manager Andy Le Heron is appalled that HSSD cuts mean that adults with disabilities face losing the allowance that Grow will continue to pay its workers. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 0905903)

CUTTING the attendance payment for the adult disability service has appalled the chairwoman of Mencap.
Health and Social Services announced the measure on Thursday as part of widespread cuts aimed at saving £6m.
Although the department pays for day services for adults with disabilities to help them reach their full potential, it no longer wants to pay people for attending.
‘It’s horrendous that they’ve stopped the allowance,’ said Marlene Le Ray.
‘There is precious little we can do about it, but Mencap and other parties will put up a fight.’
Sixty-nine islanders receive the allowance and take part in activities at St Martin’s Community Centre where they receive £1 a day, and at Jaimaica Hall, where they receive £4 a day through the Interwork Service.
‘They go and they get a pittance. I’m absolutely appalled,’ said Miss Le Ray. (thisisguernsey)

I think it disgusting that the people with disabilities can be treated like this....

it was £5 a week at st martins community centre .that has also been stopped. hunter adam and hssd should be ashamed of themselves.they also wanto start charging for a meal which is at the moment provided daily and free of charge and also to transport peeps to and from the centre.the majority of the clients invoved have severe learning disabilities and could not go out and work in the working environment.