The evidence is clear - cold homes make us sick. So why has nothing much changed in 40 years since Jan Gilbertson @CRESR_SHU was a kid? Her fantastic blog last week was picked up by @ConversationUK

https://theconversation.com/fuel-poverty-makes-you-sick-so-why-has-nothing-changed-since-i-was-a-child-living-in-a-cold-home-201787

#fuelpoverty #energypoverty #housingstock #Health

RT @FuelPovEvidence
"Why has nothing changed since I was a kid growing up in a cold home?" - a personal & poignant new blog by Dr Jan Gilbertson @CRESR_SHU as millions already living in cold homes face the latest winter spell
https://www.fuelpovertyresearch.net/comment/why-has-nothing-changed/
#fuelpoverty #coldhomes #housingstock #health

"Why has nothing changed since I was a kid growing up in a cold home?" - a personal & poignant new blog by Dr Jan Gilbertson @CRESR_SHU as millions already living in cold homes face the latest winter spell
https://www.fuelpovertyresearch.net/comment/why-has-nothing-changed/
#fuelpoverty #coldhomes #housingstock #health

Rachel Harris from @SSoA_news says we need to not only ensure improvements to existing #housingstock but demand better quality for new housing stock too. We need to deal with #airtightness and #ventilation especially. Goldsmith Street is a good example of quality new stock.

#Landlords in general, whether private, housing associations, or councils need to understand their existing #housingstock - where are there issues, how much #ventilation do they actually have; what #heating systems are in place...

Rachel Harris from @SSoA_news suggests that LGAs can do a lot in educating and upskilling themselves and their tenants on #retrofit, and a #wholehouse and #fabricfirst approach to improve the standard of existing #housingstock

Our #Damp & #Mould Q&A is underway with 120 attendees! Lots of fantastic info from our panel answering questions on #causes, #health impacts, #building & #housingstock issues, #roles #responsibilities btw tenants & landlords. Some key messages & additional resources coming soon!