Readers explain how they are being forced to give up essential social care or forgo meals and sanitary products
Disabled people in England are finding themselves in severe financial hardship owing to rising social care costs and the increase in the cost of living.
Social care, unlike the NHS, is not free at the point of need. As disabled people are being forced to pay for their care out of their benefits, some are finding themselves thousands of pounds in arrears to councils. Others are having to give up essential care because they cannot afford the fees, or skip meals or hygiene products to pay for care.
