Contact a Family has published the results of a survey looking at the financial situation of families with a disabled child in the UK.

Key findings include:

• One in six disabled children lives in a household struggling to afford food and heating
• Almost half of families have borrowed money from friends and family, with one in five using the cash to pay their heating bills
• One in 14 children with a disability or medical condition is living under threat of losing their home.

The report can be downloaded from the Contact a Family website.