![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cost-of-living-i-may-have-to-put-my-child-in-care-due-to-bills/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/127389095_microsoftteams-image-4.png&description=Image source, Jamie Niblock/BBCImage caption, Yvette Clements says she us devastated at the thought of putting her daughter into careA mother said she was considering whether she would have to put her disabled daughter in care due to rising energy bills.Yvette Clements, 58, from Norwich, is a carer for her daughter Rosey, who cannot regulate her body temperature.Their heating has to be on most of the time and their bills have risen to £300 a month."If this carries on I will have to think about putting her in care, which is heartbreaking," she said."We belong together but I need to make sure she gets what she needs."Image source, Jamie Niblock/BBCImage caption, Rosey's favourite place is her sensory room but Yvette is having to limit her daughter's time in there due to costsRosey, 23, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, needs an electric bed, an electric bath, an electric hoist, a feeding machine and CCTV to monitor her in the night due to her seizures.The only time her mother can turn off the heating is when Rosey is out of the house at Sense College, a specialist school for young people with complex disabilities.Image source, Yvette ClementsImage caption, Rosey has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and is registered blind"I will happily sit in the cold when she's not here, but I don't have that option most of the time, because Rosey might have a seizure if she gets cold," she said."I never turn my oven on anymore, and I am cutting back in every way possible, but I still can't afford my energy bills."I'm also terrified about the potential power cuts. It simply isn't an option for Rosey's equipment to be off."Ms Clements gets universal credit, which includes a carer's allowance and housing costs, while Rosey receives personal independent payment (PIP).Rosey was one of about six million disabled people who recently received a £150 lump sum cost of living payment from the government.Image source, Yvette ClementsImage caption, Rosey might not have long left to live and her moth){kind=link}
A mother said she was considering whether she would have to put her disabled daughter in care due to rising energy bills.
Yvette Clements, 58, from Norwich, is a carer for her daughter Rosey, who cannot regulate her body temperature.
Their heating has to be on most of the time and their bills have risen to £300 a month.
“If this carries on I will have to think about putting her in care, which is heartbreaking,” she said.
“We belong together but I need to make sure she gets what she needs.”