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Disabled people in UK unable to afford heating, food: Report

There are more than 14.5 million disabled people in the UK, according to official statistics [File: Andrew Boyers/Reuters]

Disabled people in the United Kingdom are among the hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis, a new report has concluded, with comparatively low incomes leaving them exposed to soaring prices.

The Resolution Foundation, an independent think-tank, said on Wednesday that more than 40 percent of people with a disability could no longer afford to keep their homes warm compared with 23 percent of the non-disabled population.

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