Healthy Homes

A cold damp home can lead to the deterioration of an existing health condition or the development of new health problems. Healthy Homes aims to provide affordable warmth for vulnerable householders and help reduce the number of people suffering from a cold or damp related illness. The scheme will also work towards reducing fuel poverty (fuel poverty means having to spend more than 10% of your disposable income on fuel bills).

Training in fuel poverty will be provided for health, voluntary or community workers who are most likely to come into contact with those who are at risk of fuel poverty. For example, the elderly or those with a long-term health condition are often not able to get out and about much, so they are faced with having to heat their home for longer as well as possibly not being able to work or having a low income. We also offer a one hour FREE training session to key workers, for further information please contact us.

The scheme is primarily aimed at owner occupiers in receipt of qualifying benefits which entitle them to have insulation or heating works carried out free of charge. However, all residents in local authorities taking part are eligible to be referred and we will put them in contact with the relevant organisation to deal with their particular need.

Referrals to the Healthy Homes project can be made by a trained key worker or by the householder direct to the advice centre on 0800 622 6110.