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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Disabled people ‘could face extra costs of £15k a year by end of the decade’ as welfare vote looms

Disabled people could face extra costs of almost £15,000 a year by the end of the decade, according to charity analysis published ahead of a vote on controversial welfare reforms.

Analysis from disability equality charity Scope estimated that average monthly costs – not taking into account welfare reforms – to cover the extra needs of disabled people will rise to £1,244, totalling almost £15,000 a year, by April 2029.

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