Majority with disability ‘struggling’ to eat properly or stay warm

Most people with disabilities can’t afford to feed themselves properly or stay warm, it has emerged.

A wide-ranging survey by Rehab Group found that more than 60% of people with disabilities are struggling to live on their income and many regularly go without food or heat in their homes.

Rehab Group, one of the country’s largest disability charities, said its survey of almost 700 people who use its services shows the actual scale of disability and poverty in Ireland.