Disabled people face extra costs of almost £600 a month related to their conditions

A report shows disabled people on average face extra costs of £570 a month related to their impairment or condition.

The organisation Scope says this is on top of welfare payments designed to help meet these costs.

A 22-year-old Bangor University student says every month he has an extra cost of about £1,300 compared to his non-disabled friends.

Piers Wilkinson blogs about his situation:

Being at university, surrounded by my non-disabled peers, has really highlighted the sheer amount of extra money that I have to spend, just because I happen to use a wheelchair.

Firstly, my wheelchair itself was incredibly expensive and I had to pay for that myself. The wheelchair offered by the NHS was unsuitable for my needs, so I had to pay over £4,800 for one just to be able to get around and go to lectures just like everyone else.