Read the Executive Summary9.6 million households in the UK are living on incomes below the minimum income standard and in poorly insulated homes.Building ona previous report with Friends of the Earth from 2011, this report updatesthe health, wellbeing and environmental impactsof living in a cold home.
The report finds that the cost of retrofitting these 9.6 million households, while expensive, would be outweighed by savings from improved productivity and reduced NHS. Care, and carbon costs.
There are a set of recommendations laid out in the report which aim to address the main drivers of cold homes, specifically insulation and retrofitting, greater recognition for vulnerable groups, reducing poverty and social prescribing warm homes for fuel poor families and individuals.