all of a sudden the bills have gone up so we are paying double for our house and are shot. come on then, guys. many children are helping their parents cope with the extra costs this year. but when someone in the family has a disability or an illness, then things can cost even more. zoe is 11 and lives in glasgow. mum, grandad, do you wanta cup of tea? aye, i ll have a cup of tea. i m zoe from glasgow, scotland and this is my first video diary and i ll be talking about how the cost of living crisis is affecting my family. sometimes we can t afford to put the heating on. especially around winter, we really need it. it s getting very cold in my house because it s so cold during the morning, we only put it on two heat us up for like ten minutes. then we just turn it off and we get blankets. don t fall asleep there. my mum s got a disability. which means half her body, it s like an nerve thing, it goes with your nerves and it goes