East Kilbride's MP has referred to as for larger assist for these affected by visible impairment as the price of dwelling continues to soar.
Dr Lisa Cameron is parliamentary champion of the Royal Nationwide Institute for the Blind and chairwoman of the Well being All Get together Parliamentary Group at Westminster.
Highlighting analysis by RNIB, the MP revealed that even earlier than costs started to rise, one in 5 blind and partially-sighted individuals mentioned they'd some, or nice, problem in making ends meet.
The East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow MP instructed Lanarkshire Reside : "I'm eager to supply additional assist to those that have sight loss and to signpost the important work of RNIB to constituents on the price of dwelling disaster, wellbeing helps accessible and in addressing equal alternatives in work and society."
The Royal Nationwide Institute for the Blind will help native constituents with sight loss to determine the monetary assist, tax allowances and concessions that they may very well be entitled to and provides them the data and assist they should apply.
The charity additionally creates alternatives to attach with others dealing with comparable points, over the cellphone on-line and in particular person by offering speaking books, newspapers and magazines, in addition to a free RNIB Bookshare hub which is a web-based assortment of academic books to learn.
This comes at a time when vital sight loss impacts round 188,000 individuals in Scotland and lots of throughout the East Kilbride neighborhood.
Latest figures present that 23 per cent of visually impaired individuals of working age within the UK are in paid employment, in comparison with 28 per cent in 2005.
Dr Cameron added: "I might urge anybody on this space to contact me instantly or phone the RNIB assist line on 0303 123 9999 the place customers can converse to a RNIB sight loss adviser."
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