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• Disabled people over the age of 65 were twice as likely as non-disabled people in the same age group to be in food poverty: 6.8% compared with 3.3%. 43
Extra Costs
• Disabled people spend an average of £550 a month on costs related to their disability. 44
• This may include buying specialised equipment, having to spend more on heating bills, or being subject to higher insurance premiums. 45
• Disabled people and their families in the UK had an aggregate annual household income of £249 billion in 2014/15. 46
• Over a third of disabled people spend additional money on clothing and bedding as a result of their impairment. 47
• 1 in 3 disabled people spend money on specialised equipment. 48
Impact
• Disabled people are twice as likely to have unsecured debt totalling more than half of their household income. 49
• On average, disabled people have £108,000 less in savings and assets than non-disabled people. 50
Poverty
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On average, disabled people have £108,000 less in savings and assets than non- disabled people.
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There are 4.2 million disabled people living in poverty, which is 29% of all people living in poverty. 51
Of disabled people living in poverty, 2.8 million are working aged adults, 1.1 million are pensioners and 320,000 are children. 52
Disability is strongly linked to poverty. 30% of people in families with disabled members live in poverty, compared to 19% of those who do not. 53
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