This is where you'll find all of Dyfed Community Advocacy & Guidance's different articles - These cover all manner of topics, from social care to dementia, to mental health, and pretty much everything in-between.
Most people in Pembrokeshire can describe their home long before they ever think about the law that governs it. But a home is more than four walls and a roof. A home is safety, stability, and the psychological ground people stand on.
A broadband outage in rural Wales isn’t a small hiccup.
A letter can change everything.
There's a significant group of people in Pembrokeshire who often get missed in the official statistics and reports. They aren't in crisis right now, but they're always close to the edge. They don't fit neatly into the boxes of "healthy" or "unwell," "able" or "disabled," "independent" or "vulnerable." This is the forgotten middle—people who are only functioning because the alternative is just too scary to think about.
Safeguarding isn’t a form. It isn’t a tick-box.
Substance use in West Wales isn’t just something that happens “in the cities”.
In a county as vast and rural as Pembrokeshire, life is still lived partly offline. Yet almost every public service — from healthcare to housing and benefits — now assumes digital access. For some, that means convenience; for others, it means exclusion.This post explores what digital exclusion actually looks like in Pembrokeshire, who it affects, and how local people and organisations are working to bridge the gap.
Mental health problems aren’t rare, and they’re not “just in your head” in the dismissive sense. They affect housing, work, benefits, relationships, and sometimes whether someone survives the next year.A few hard truths:
The benefits system in Wales was meant to protect people.
The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 has shaped social care and community support in Wales since it came into force on 6 April 2016. Its purpose has always been straightforward: to improve the well-being of people who need care and support, and of carers who look after them.
The UK benefits system is going through some of the biggest changes in years – especially for people who claim Universal Credit (UC), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and other health- and disability-related benefits.
The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 is one of the most important laws introduced for people who receive care and support in Wales. It came fully into force on 6 April 2016, replacing older legislation and creating a single, modern Welsh framework that focuses on people’s rights, well-being, and independence.
The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 was a landmark law passed by the Senedd to create a fairer, safer housing system for everyone in Wales.
The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 changed how renting works for everyone.
