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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Blind man given two weeks to pay £60,000 bill after council sent him letters he could not read

A council has been ordered to apologise after giving a near-blind man and his daughter just two weeks to pay a £60,000 bill sent to him in letters he could not read.

Worcestershire County Council sent the man, named only as Mr C, multiple letters and invoices over two years, despite having carried out a care assessment noting he was visually impaired.

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