{"id":9843,"date":"2022-06-21T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=9843"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:32:15","slug":"cost-of-living","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/cost-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Demand more support for disabled people in the cost of living crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"banner    is-style-primary  align-full\">\t\t<div class=\"banner__flex\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"banner__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_20211024_130431-900x600.jpg\" class=\"banner__img\" alt=\"In front of a wide river, a woman in a wheelchair smiles at the camera, with two young men either side of her. One of the boys is saluting the camera.\" style=\"object-position: 46.21% 36.24%;\" \/> \t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">68% of disabled people with complex needs fear they may have to skip meals to cope this winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 80,000 people added their name to demand more support for disabled people in the cost of living crisis.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide  margin-top-3xl\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\"><strong>Disabled people and their families are at breaking point.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The cost of living for Rosey\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CBbx8s1sDpU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gOh93bvhx_k\">BSL version on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block    accordion__item\"> \t<summary class=\"accordion__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion__toggle\">\n\t\tDescriptive transcript of the film\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>We see a wheelchair close up, Rosey\u2019s name is printed onto the wheel with a picture of a blue rose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette: Because Rosey is a non-mobile child, she can\u2019t self-regulate her temperature. It\u2019s up to me to monitor and adjust accordingly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yvette is putting Rosey\u2019s slippers on, tightening the Velcro strap. She places Rosey\u2019s foot back on the footrest and give her knee a little affectionate squeeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see Rosey sitting in her wheelchair. She\u2019s in her early twenties and has brown curly hair. She\u2019s in the living room and Yvette, who\u2019s in her mid-forties with purple hair and pink lipstick, is on the floor in front of her, looking up at her daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We then see Yvette sitting on the sofa, talking to camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette: If it\u2019s too hot, then we have to try and cool her down and, obviously, now we\u2019re coming into winter we have to put the heating on and maybe put, you know more slippers on her, a blanket to make sure that she\u2019s not cold.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yvette reached out a hand to feel and adjusts the temperature of a wall radiator, touching it again to make sure it\u2019s warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rosey is in her bedroom. Her mum is tucking a blanket onto her lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see the heating thermostat showing that the heating is set to come on a 6am.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette: The heating goes on with Rosey about six o\u2019clock in the morning. I get her up at seven, so the house is warm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see Rosey being collected for college by a member of staff. She\u2019s wheeled outside and her mum stands at the door behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see the thermostat; Yvette is turning the heating off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette: She leaves for college about nine o\u2019clock and the heating goes off then. It doesn\u2019t come back on until four o\u2019clock in the afternoon, twenty minutes before she comes home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Yvette\u2019s sister\u2019s home, we see the two women sitting in the front room. They\u2019re chatting on the sofa over hot drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette: I go to my sister\u2019s; her house is warm. So yeah, I just go and spend the day there \u2013 there\u2019s no point sitting here in a cold house. I\u2019ve got to try and save as much electricity as I can, so that I can have it on for Rosey on an evening and at weekends.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see Rosey lying on cushions on floor of her room, surrounded by fibre optic light tubes and other sensory toys. Rosey and her mum are playing with the lights and with ribbons, sequined material and shiny pom-poms. Yvette runs them across Rosey\u2019s hands and lifts them before her face to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette: Rosey and I have a fantastic bond. She\u2019s a very social young lady. We love being out and about \u2013 walks, the beach\u2026 I even took her into the sea this year with a beach wheelchair.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yvette is sitting on the sofa, talking to camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette: She\u2019s my absolute world. Yeah, my absolute world. She\u2019s an absolute delight and it\u2019s a great privilege and an honour to be, I suppose that responsible for her and giving her the best life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see a wall radiator in the corner of a room, and another nearby to where Rosey is playing with the lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette: We\u2019ve always been very careful with the cost of living, but now the heating has doubled, I don\u2019t know how I\u2019m going to cope this winter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yvette is sitting on her sofa in a dark living room, looking out of the window. She talks to camera again. Then we see lots of framed photographs of Rosey as a little girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette: Well, it impacts massively because, as Rosey\u2019s carer, I want her to have the best life. She\u2019s an end-of-life young lady, so every day is a bonus and I want to make that count. And I want her to have the best lift and not for me to worry about if we can heat the house or not. We need to be making memories here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the hallway, we see a radiator with a wooden cover. Resting on top of this is a large multi-photo frame. It\u2019s filled with pictures of Rosey and the family. In the middle of the frame is the word \u2018memories\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The screen fades to white. Text appears on the screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Families like Yvette\u2019s need more support. Act now. Sense.org.uk\/CostOfLiving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The is replaced with two dots. Orange on the left and purple on the right. The dots spin around the screen then comes together in the centre, forming two hands with the letter S in the middle. This is the Sense logo. Text appears below the logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sense. No one left out of life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">The cost of living crisis is far from over for disabled people, who continue to face higher living costs for essentials like heating, food and travel. For many, this is the second winter they are facing without enough financial support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation is even worse for disabled people with complex needs. They use more energy for specialist equipment, such as breathing machines and motorised wheelchairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while many people may have had a brief break from higher energy bills this summer, many disabled people didn\u2019t have that luxury. Their equipment still needs power when the sun is shining. Now, as it gets colder again, the debt, stress and worry are mounting. They deserve more support. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-arrow-primary\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-pink-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we&#8217;re asking for<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"iconList  iconList--big\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"iconList__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/coins_Orange_RGB.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Orange coins\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__content\"><h3>A benefits system that meets disabled people\u2019s needs<\/h3>\n<p>This means the government should review of how benefits are set and increased in the long term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"iconList__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/radiator_Orange_RGB.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Orange radiator\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__content\"><h3>Financial support to cope with higher energy costs<\/h3>\n<p>This means introducing a reduced energy tariff for the most vulnerable households.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Stories of the crisis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve got a story to share about how the cost of living has affected you as a disabled person, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/share-your-story\/\">get in touch with us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-4-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cost-living-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"At a table, a woman with short dark hair and glasses is writing on a notepad. Next to her, a young man with short dark hair and glasses is looking concerned and typing into a computer.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/cost-living-crisis-hit-my-family-hard-last-winter\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              The cost of living crisis hit my family hard last winter. Now we need long term solutions\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tAs the nights get darker and the weather gets colder, Laura explains how the cost of living affects her and her family. \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Anna-Tesdale-and-Charlie-1-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"Anna Teasdale and Charlie similing towards the camera\" style=\"object-position: 86.76% 38.95%;\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/how-this-christmas-will-be-different-for-my-family\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              How this Christmas will be different for my family\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t&#8220;People don\u2019t understand how important benefits are to families like mine, yet we\u2019re being vilified.&#8221;\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Yvette-film-still-at-sisters-house-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"Yvette sitting on a sofa drinking coffee talking to her sister\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/the-cost-of-living-for-rosey\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              I just want to give my daughter the best life, without worrying about rising bills\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t&#8220;I don&#8217;t know how I&#8217;m going to cope this winter&#8221;\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Keith-Butler-Geordie-and-Helen-hi-res-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A boy with blonde hair standing with his mum and dad\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/cost-of-living-keith-geordie\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Our rising electricity bills are forcing us to cut back on food and other essentials\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t&#8220;I often only eat twice a day to cut down on costs.&#8221;\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"warmhome\"><strong>Make sure you&#8217;re getting the support you&#8217;re entitled to<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-3-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/220729_sense_recruitment_selects_291-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A man is explaining something to another man who is wearing a hearing aid\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/benefits-and-money\/benefits-and-financial-help-if-youre-a-disabled-adult\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Benefits and financial help if you\u2019re a disabled adult\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tThe main benefits you may be entitled to depending on your age, disabilities and situation.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Child-high-fiving-woman-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"Child high-fives an older woman\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/benefits-and-money\/paying-for-support-for-disabled-children\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Benefits and financial help for parents of disabled children\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tThis page gives a brief overview of the financial support for parents of disabled children in the UK.\u00a0\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SENSE_AnastasiaJobson-5928-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"a man is kneeling next to a woman in a wheelchair on the pavement\" style=\"object-position: 34.66% 52.49%;\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/benefits-and-money\/carer-benefits\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              What benefits can you claim if you&#8217;re a carer?\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tIf you care for a disabled person, you might be entitled to help with your living costs.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-secondary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we&#8217;ve helped<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We gave emergency grants to disabled families in response to the cost of living crisis in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/our-impact\/what-was-the-impact-of-our-cost-of-living-support-fund\/\">the fund\u2019s impact and what we learnt.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re able, you can support our work by <a href=\"https:\/\/thanks.sense.org.uk\/page\/131800\/donate\/1\">donating today<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research and polling<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-3-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sense-DowningSt-7Mar23-6098-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/statistics\/the-continuing-impact-of-cost-of-living-on-people-with-complex-disabilities\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              The continuing impact of cost of living on people with complex disabilities\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tResearch in August 2023 found that 70% of people with complex disabilities are worried about how they will cope financially over the winter months.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Richard-Kramer-3-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"Sense&#039;s chief executive, Richard Kramer, in conversation with another man with his back to the camera.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/media\/latest-press-releases\/one-in-five-families-caring-for-a-disabled-family-member-say-they-will-cancel-their-christmas-celebrations-this-year-as-new-research-reveals-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              One in five families caring for a disabled family member say they will cancel their Christmas celebrations\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tOver a thousand families that care for a disabled family member were surveyed by Sense in November 2022.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SENSE_AnastasiaJobson-5928-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"a man is kneeling next to a woman in a wheelchair on the pavement\" style=\"object-position: 34.66% 52.49%;\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/cost-of-living\/complex-disabilities-and-the-cost-of-living-research\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Research into complex disabilities and the cost of living\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tOur October 2022 research shows how the cost of living crisis disproportionately impacts disabled people. \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Holding-hands-1800-wide-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"Two women holding hands\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/media\/latest-press-releases\/rising-costs-in-the-uk-push-more-than-half-of-disabled-households-into-debt\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Rising costs in the UK push more than half of disabled households into debt\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tPolling in July 2022 showed cost of living payments will only offer temporary relief to disabled people and family carers\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_327-about-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"Three woman dancing in a line on a sunny day. 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