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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
James Tapper

Disabled children disproportionately affected by UK cost of living crisis

Boy walking on bars
TAG Youth Club offers Send children in south-west London activities including wheelchair parkour, disabled skiing, rock climbing and fencing. Photograph: TAG Youth Clubs

Disabled children are being forced to go without electricity or heating because their families are being disproportionately harmed by the cost-of-living crisis, according to research by a children’s charity.

The Childhood Trust said that the rising cost of energy bills and other inflation was affecting the families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) even more than their mainstream counterparts.

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