Including the closely related terms fuel poverty, and poverty.
… of Action 1.17 Action on climate change can have many local benefits, including lower energy bills, economic regeneration and creation of local jobs, reductions in fuel poverty, improved air quality and public spaces that work for people. Furthermore, increasing resilience to climate change risks reduces exposure to the costs of flood damage to buildings, infrastructure and services, enhanced green…
… 2012-2016 over £5 billion of tax payers’ money was spent treating the effects of fuel poverty whilst 117,000 people died needlessly due to the cold. An area-wide retrofit programme significantly raising the energy efficiency of our housing stock and installing clean and efficient heating systems would benefit individuals but also significantly reduce the burden on hard-pressed front line staff…
… significant investment to address. But large parts of the housing stock in the borough was built in an era when coal was the primary source of heating. Older, draughty, inefficient homes cost more to heat and Government statistics show that over 13,000 Lewisham households (11%) fall below the threshold for fuel poverty, and are unable to keep their home warm enough. Living in a cold and damp home…
… in the world19 this wealth is not distributed evenly and large numbers of households struggle to meet the cost of staying warm, often living in very difficult circumstances and at risk of ill health. Government statistics on fuel poverty estimate that 10.9% of Lewisham 18 https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-local-authority-and-regional…
…/regionaleconomicactivitybygrossdomesticproductuk/1998to2018/pdf 23 households, over 13,000, are living in fuel poverty. Lewisham Council has been providing support to vulnerable residents helping people stay warm in winter since 2007. In 2018/19 the Council worked with Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Southwark to expand the service to south east London, and in 2019/20 initiated the South London Energy Efficiency Partnership covering…