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A worrying new study has found disabled people face soaring extra costs ahead of Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) welfare reforms. The study, from charity Scope, reckons disabled households need over £1,000 more each month than non-disabled households to achieve the same standard of living.

And the gap is rising year on year. New research shows disabled households need an extra £1,095 every month. These costs take up around two-thirds of the average disabled household’s income.

Even when benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are counted, there is still a gap of £630 each month. Scope’s research warns that these changes will make things worse.

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Around 400,000 disabled

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