Protect terminally ill people from the cost of dying crisis

   

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Nobody should spend their final days, weeks and months worrying about making ends meet.

But too many terminally ill people are struggling to pay their bills, being forced to make the impossible choice between food or heating their home, and building up debts that would be passed onto their loved ones after their death.

That's why we are calling on the UK Government to:

1) Make sure that all people living with a terminal illness have enough income to live their life comfortably until the very end, regardless of what benefits they may receive.

2) Introduce a social tariff for energy to protect people living with a terminal illness and their households from spiralling energy bills.
 

Every 5 minutes somebody in the UK dies in poverty,
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➕ Why are so many terminally ill people dying in poverty?

After a terminal diagnosis many people lose income after they need to give up or reduce paid work. They're also likely to face the additional costs of assistance with aspects of daily living like transport and personal care, and to have to pay out of pocket for home adaptations or specialist equipment. On top of all of that, people living with a terminal illness often have energy bills that are thousands of pounds higher than the average household’s due to the added energy needed for symptom management. 

And when the cost of living increases, so does the cost of dying. That's why the UK Government needs to confront rising poverty rates head-on, and address the additional costs that people living with a terminal illness face. 

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