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Budget 2009 and disability

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Vaughan | 14:53 UK time, Wednesday, 22 April 2009

In case you missed it amidst all the the detail in today's Budget speech by the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, the main news that will affect disabled people seems to be that child trust funds for disabled children are to rise by £100 a year - or £200 a year for severely disabled children.

For more information about child trust funds, check out this BBC News Q&A.

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  • 1. At 4:22pm on 23 Apr 2009, Chris_Page wrote:

    The two-tier rate is divisive and wrong. It also won't help the family meet the added costs of bringing up a Disabled child as the child grows up.

    And STILL no Winter Fuel Allowance for the rest of us!

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  • 2. At 9:01pm on 24 Apr 2009, glammyleg wrote:

    I think the highest rate breaks down to approx. 55p a day. Enough to buy a Mars bar. After 18 years a couple of grand will not have significant impact for very long.

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