A charity is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to increase financial support for families with disabled children by £15 per month to help them during the ongoing cost of living crisis. Guide Dogs recently handed in an open letter directly to 11 Downing Street ahead of next week’s Spring Statement urging the UK Government to help families with disabled children.
The proposal, which would see the additional support added to eligible benefits including Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit, has been backed by five other charities, over 20 political figures and 2,653 members of the public.
New research by Guide Dogs indicates the cost of living crisis is having a disproportionate impact on families with visually impaired children. The report reveals parents and guardians of vision impaired children are more worried about being able to pay their energy and utility bills and cover the cost of fuel compared with families with non-disabled children.
