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Counting the Costs 2010, 10/07/10 [W/E/NI/S]

Contact a Family has published the results of a survey looking at the financial situation of families with a disabled child in the UK.

The survey, a repeat of one carried out in 2008, asked over 1,100 UK parents caring for a disabled child about their current financial situation.

Key findings include:

Almost a quarter are going without heating (23%) - up from 16% in 2008.
One in seven (14%) are going without food - down from 16% in 2008.
More than half have borrowed money from family or friends (51%) to keep financially afloat or pay for essentials, such as food and heating - up from 42% in 2008.
More than 40% have applied for a charity grant. Up from 25% in 2008.
Almost three quarters (73%) are going without days out and leisure time with the family - up from 55% in 2008.

The report is available to download from the Contact a Family website.

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