A vital line of communication for elderly has been cut

IT’S good to talk — or so we are told by the marketing executives.

But as of this year, the cost of having a conversation may be too high for many elderly people who have always relied on their phone line as a means of keeping in touch with the outside world.

The telephone allowance cut announced in Budget 2014 is likely to affect almost 400,000 people and has created huge anxiety amongst family carers, people with disabilities and the elderly who were receiving a grant which allowed them peace of mind when it came to the cost of their phone bill.