Cold and damp prevent a serious health risk to millions of social housing tenants
Living in a cold home can have several negative effects on your health, including increased risk of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Apply for £150 off your electricity bill for winter 2023/2024
Check your eligibility for the Warm House Discount Scheme for winter 2023 to 2024. Open from 16th October 2023. https://www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme
National Energy Action (NEA) the UK’s leading fuel poverty charity
Visit the Website to get help
www.nea.org.uk/get-help
Call 0800 304 7159
Phone lines open Mon-Fri 10.00–14.30
Government helpline for tenants for help with heating
A cold houses raise the risk of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. Get the help: www.gov.uk/get-help-energy-bills
Cold Weather Payments
These Payments are issued if the average temperature in an area is recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0C or below for 7 days in a row. The scheme is active between Nov1- Mar 31 every year. Check your Eligibility
www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment
Rent Refund Entitlement for Tenants Living with
Damp, Mould, Leaks, Draughty and Leaking Windows, Broken Boilers, Poor Central Heating, Inadequate Hot Water Supply, Pest or Rodent Infestation, Serious Dilapidation of Properties, Reported to Landlords 6 months or more ago. Get Help
Apply for £150 off your electricity bill for winter 2023/2024
Check your eligibility for the Warm House Discount Scheme for winter 2023 to 2024. Open from 16th October 2023. https://www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme
National Energy Action (NEA) the UK’s leading fuel poverty charity
Visit the Website to get help
www.nea.org.uk/get-help
Call 0800 304 7159
Phone lines open Mon-Fri 10.00–14.30
Government helpline for tenants for help with heating
A cold houses raise the risk of depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. Get the help: www.gov.uk/get-help-energy-bills
Cold Weather Payments
These Payments are issued if the average temperature in an area is recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0C or below for 7 days in a row. The scheme is active between Nov1- Mar 31 every year. Check your Eligibility
www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment
Rent Refund Entitlement for Tenants Living with
Damp, Mould, Leaks, Draughty and Leaking Windows, Broken Boilers, Poor Central Heating, Inadequate Hot Water Supply, Pest or Rodent Infestation, Serious Dilapidation of Properties, Reported to Landlords 6 months or more ago. Get Help
Warm Housing UK are striving
to keep tenants homes warm and cosy
The average annual energy bill, under the Ofgem price cap, is £1,923. We estimate that there are currently 6.3 million households in fuel poverty, unable to afford to heat their homes to the temperature needed to keep warm and healthy. In October 2021, we estimated there were 4.5 million UK households in fuel poverty. For more information, we have made a page on the UK energy crisis
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Our Aim
Our aim is to make sure that all social housing tenants are benefiting from all the help available to them to keep warm through the winter months and have access to all help available to them.
We want to see no more serious illnesses as a result of homes that are riddled with damp and pest infestations. We believe that all social housing tenants have an entitlement to live in comfortable warm and dry homes for themselves and their families to enjoy. Nearly 7 million UK households are in fuel poverty, they spend at least 15% of their income on keeping their homes warm.
Properties neglected by landlords
Many social housing tenants across the UK are living in sub standard accommodation that is not fit to live in, with social housing landlords doing little or nothing to make these homes habitable.
Where tenants have complained to their landlords more than 6 months ago and are still living in homes not fit for habitation there is immediate help at hand. Warm Housing UK can put tenants in touch immediately with specialist caring solicitors who can get things put right for tenants and obtain compensation for tenants to compensate them for the hardship of living in certain conditions.
Where tenants have complained to their landlords more than 6 months ago and are still living in homes not fit for habitation there is immediate help at hand. Warm Housing UK can put tenants in touch immediately with specialist caring solicitors who can get things put right for tenants and obtain compensation for tenants to compensate them for the hardship of living in certain conditions.
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A lack of action on poor-quality housing is leading to avoidable deaths, with 1 in 10 homes posing a serious risk to their residents’ health or safety. A recent report from the Good Home Inquiry highlights the urgent need for a comprehensive and united approach to address the state of housing in the country.