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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Merrick

Almost 300,000 disabled people stripped of government help with fuel costs as bills rocket

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Almost 300,000 disabled people are losing government help to cut their fuel costs just as bills rocket to record levels, in a move branded “an insult” by campaigners.

Tighter eligibility rules will remove the flagship warm homes discount from the claimants of a clutch of disability benefits, because their incomes are judged to be too high.

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