Article by Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Calls On Government To Extend Winter Fuel Payment To Cancer Patients
Paying fuel bills can be hard at the best of times but you are twice as likely to fall into fuel poverty[1] if recently treated for cancer, according to new research from Macmillan Cancer Support.
Following diagnosis, three-quarters (73 per cent[2]) of cancer patients in active treatment need to use their heating more yet those under 60 do not qualify for any help to pay for it.
That is why Macmillan is calling on the Government to offer cancer patients most in need[2] the winter fuel payment, just like the elderly, and also to include them in the group entitled to the new mandatory social tariffs that energy companies will have to offer[3].
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