Fuel poverty and public health: case studies

Building on their ongoing work focusing on fuel poverty and health, the Panel's Analytical Manager has undertaken research looking at case studies of approaches which target both fuel poverty and health.

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Summary of fuel poverty and health case studies

Case study Theme Location Target group What is delivered Strength of evidence
1. Warm Home Prescription Social prescribing England and Scotland (multiple sites) Patients with health conditions worsened by cold homes who are unable to heat their homes to safe temperatures Energy bill credits and home upgrades delivered via NHS referral Strong
2. Gentoo Boiler on Prescription Social prescribing Sunderland COPD patients in inefficient homes Heating and insulation upgrades Limited
3. Gluasad Còmhla (Moving Together) Social prescribing Outer Hebrides People with long-term health conditions whose health was compromised by living in a cold or hard to heat home Holistic energy, financial, and home support Moderate
4. Warm Homes Healthy Futures Multi-agency GB wide People with health conditions affected by cold NEA coordinated network facilitating advice, safety checks, funding, and training Limited
5. Warmer Homes Advice and Money (WHAM) Multi-agency Bristol, North Somerset, Bath and Northeast Somerset Low income households, also via hospitals with a focus on combatting damp and mould in people’s homes Energy, financial, and repair support Limited
6. Home Energy Scotland vaccination drop ins Multi-agency Scotland (Lothians, Borders, Fife) Vaccination clinic attendees (usually older or vulnerable) Energy advice and referrals None
7. Sickle Cell Support schemes Multi-agency London People with sickle cell disease Grants and tailored support None
8. Clean Air Clinic Multi-agency Liverpool Children with respiratory illness suspected to be linked to environmental exposures Clinical and environmental assessments Moderate
9. Children’s Environmental Assessment Service Multi-agency East London Children with asthma risk Monitoring and personalised environmental assessments Moderate
10. Energycarer Service Multi-agency Scotland Vulnerable households Intensive advice and hands on support Limited
11. Warm Banks Multi-agency South Tyneside Residents unable to heat homes Warm spaces and social support Moderate
12. Healthy Homes Programme Multi-agency Hastings and Rother Fuel poor households Heating and insulation installations Strong
13. Keep Warm Keep Well Multi-agency Staffordshire Vulnerable NHS patients Data driven referrals and energy support Moderate
14. SHINE Seasonal Health Intervention Network Multi-agency London Low income and vulnerable residents Holistic energy and health support Limited
15. Cheshire and Merseyside project Effective use of data Cheshire and Merseyside High risk adults and children Linked data targeting and tailored interventions Moderate
16. UrbanTide Effective use of data Sunderland At risk households Data and artificial intelligence tool for targeting None
17. Warm Homes Bedford Effective use of data Bedford Residents living in areas of high deprivation and fuel poverty with health conditions made worse by living in a cold/damp home Energy efficiency installations Moderate

Evidence strength was assessed using the following criteria:

  • Strong: robust evaluation, large samples.
  • Moderate: smaller scale but still structured evaluation.
  • Limited: descriptive findings, small pilots, weak or partial evaluation.
  • None: no evaluation currently available.
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