Family carers 'will be pushed to limit' by rising fuel costs 

The research, undertaken by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice on behalf of Family Carers Ireland, was carried out before the recent hikes in energy bills and will be published on Tuesday. File picture

Parents who care for a child with a profound disability are currently spending almost €13,000 a year more than other households and will be "pushed to their financial limit" due to soaring energy bills
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A new report, 'Care at Home — Costs of care arising from disability', suggests the minimum essential standard of living cost for a two-parent household caring for an adolescent with a profound intellectual disability is €752 per week.