LEFT OUT IN THE COLD THE HIDDEN HEALTH COSTS OF COLD HOMES

LEFT OUT IN THE COLD THE HIDDEN HEALTH COSTS OF COLD HOMES 1 LEFT OUT IN THE COLD – THE HIDDEN HEALTH COSTS OF COLD HOMES CONTENTS Published February 2024 UCL Institute of Health Equity University College London 1-19 Torrington Place London WC1E 6BT 2 LEFT OUT IN THE COLD – THE HIDDEN HEALTH COSTS OF COLD HOMES CONTENTS CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 FOREWORD 5. [...] Michael Marmot Professor Sir Michael Marmot CH Director UCL Institute of Health Equity 5 LEFT OUT IN THE COLD – THE HIDDEN HEALTH COSTS OF COLD HOMES CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2011 the Institute of Health Equity (IHE) was commissioned by Friends of the Earth to review and publish the evidence on cold homes and health and to make recommendations as to what needs to be done1. [...] The current government has recently a recent financial estimate of the impact of carbon pledged £6 billion for the three-year period from 2025 8 LEFT OUT IN THE COLD – THE HIDDEN HEALTH COSTS OF COLD HOMES CONTENTS to 2028, equating to £2 billion a year to retrofit the Fuel and property prices need to move public estate, schools, hospitals, and social housing; closer to the European average while. [...] 12 LEFT OUT IN THE COLD – THE HIDDEN HEALTH COSTS OF COLD HOMES CONTENTS INTRODUCTION In 2011, the Institute of Health Equity (IHE) was commissioned by Friends of the Earth to review and publish the evidence on cold homes and health and to make recommendations as to what needs to be done1. [...] The In 2011, The Institute of Health Equity documented physical performance of older adults is reduced in the excess winter deaths that had been occurring in cold environments as described in one study in the the previous 10 years.