A disabled woman has been left housebound as spiralling energy costs mean she can no longer afford to charge her electric wheelchair.
Jade Cotton, who has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and scoliosis, said she was already dipping into the red and was borrowing money from relatives to pay the bills.
The 34-year-old, from Birmingham, has been struggling to cope after her electric bills shot up to unaffordable levels. New research has shown the cost of living crisis is hitting disabled people hard - with half of disabled households in the West Midlands plunged into debt.
