Children's hospice Ty Hafan is facing a £500,000 annual increase in its energy bills in a crisis described as "worse than the pandemic". The Vale of Glamorgan-based charity, which provides care to life-limited children, said the problem has come at a time when donations are 50% down due to the cost of living crisis.
It currently costs Ty Hafan £5.2m a year to provide its expert care and support – more than 80% of which is funded by public donations and less than 20% from statutory sources such as the Welsh Government, local authorities and health boards. The 23-year-old charity has been told that its energy bills could soar to £600,000 a year – up from around £100,000 which they are paying now. Ty Hafan chief executive Maria Timon Samra said she was having sleepless nights over the issue and is calling for more government help.
The hospice, based in Sully, provides support to 300 children with life-limiting conditions and their loved ones across west, mid and south Wales. But demand is increasing from families who are themselves under huge additional pressure from the record hike in energy bills.
