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Fuel bill struggle
Nursery World,
3 January 2008
One in ten families with a disabled child have had their fuel cut off in winter, while two-thirds struggle to pay their winter fuel bills, according to Contact a Family.
The charity, which provides support and advice to 275,000 families of children who have a disability or rare condition, is calling on the Government to give the affected families a winter fuel allowance. Jill Harrison, Contact a Family's external affairs director, said, 'A fuel allowance similar to the one that pensioners receive would stop these families falling into poverty.'
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