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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Laura Connor & Saskia Rowlands

Terminally ill patients plunged into poverty leaving some too scared to heat their homes

Thousands of terminally ill people and their families are living in poverty – with some too terrified to heat their homes, a shock survey reveals.

Carers have found patients lying in distress, curled up under blankets for hours in damp homes.

Data from end-of-life charity Marie Curie found 89% of staff have patients with cash woes.

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