Disabled people in the United Kingdom are among the hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis, a new report has concluded, with comparatively low incomes leaving them exposed to soaring prices.
The Resolution Foundation, an independent think-tank, said on Wednesday that more than 40 percent of people with a disability could no longer afford to keep their homes warm compared with 23 percent of the non-disabled population.
Meanwhile, nearly one in three disabled people had been forced to reduce their spending on food. Fewer than one in five people without disabilities reported the same issue.
“Disabled people have been stung not just by fast-rising energy prices but also by increasing food prices,” the report said.
“[They] are more likely to be worried about the cost of essentials and to say that the crisis is making their health worse,” it added.
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