Food expert Gregg Wallace has released a short film to show how the current price hike in food bills is affecting UK families raising a disabled, or a seriously ill, child. Set around the kitchen dinner table, the short film sees Gregg meet the White family - mum, Daisy and her children, Molly, Sapphire and Rhys, who has a life-limiting condition.
The short film, to support a campaign from McCain and charity, Family Fund, launches after research revealed 90% of families raising disabled children are struggling to pay, or are falling behind on, their household bills, with a typical family seeing increasing debts of £5,592,on average, with over three quarters of parents having to pay more for food and groceries to meet the needs of their child, compared to families without disabled children.
Gregg, who has a three-year old son who is non-verbal, learns more about the realities of life for families raising disabled children and the essential grants and support services that Family Fund provides. The work they offer to families like Daisy’s across the UK, in partnership with McCain, aims to enable more enjoyment together as a family at mealtimes.
