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Home energy conservation strategy

Medway Council has published its Fuel Poverty and Home Energy Conservation Strategy and an action plan that set out what it will be doing up to 2011 in relation to fuel poverty and home energy conservation.

Fuel poverty occurs when a household needs to spend more than 10 per cent of its income on fuel to heat its home to an adequate standard. There are nearly 25,000 households in Medway that are spending more than this on their energy bills. Energy-saving measures and installations are one way to improve the energy efficiency of a property.

Adequate warmth is generally defined as 21°C in the main living room and 18°C in other occupied rooms, following the recommendations of the World Health Organisation. Living in a home that is not adequately heated can lead to numerous health problems for the people living in it, including:

  • increased respiratory illnesses;
  • increased blood pressure leading to increased risk of heart disease and strokes;
  • worsening arthritis;
  • increased accidents at home;
  • increased social isolation;
  • impaired mental health;
  • adverse effects on children’s education;
  • adverse effects on nutrition.

Get more advice about energy efficiency and keeping your home warm by phoning The Energy Saving Trust on 0800 512 012 or visiting www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/.

 

For more information contact Private Sector Housing by telephone: 01634 333066 or by email: rd_housing_strategy_development@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Private Sector Housing, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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