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<p>We are pleased that we can restart the work around the Extra Costs Taskforce. The
Taskforce will be focused on bringing together disabled people, regulators and businesses,
to better understand the extra costs faced by disabled people, including how this
breaks down for different impairments.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Unit is currently
working up a project plan and engaging with other government departments to take this
commitment forward. The Disability Unit has begun to engage with interested stakeholders,
including the Disability Charities Consortium, to develop an understanding around
the definition of extra costs and what the terms of reference and focus areas of the
Taskforce could be.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Unit will also be using insight from
the Disability Action Plan consultation findings regarding the impact of the cost
of living on disabled people when taking forward work on the Extra Costs Taskforce.</p>
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