AutisticMumTo3Sep 7, 2023

Almost 5,000 excess deaths due to cold homes last winter as Treasury fails to give out £440m in energy support | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/winter-deaths-cold-homes-energy-support-b2406316.html

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Almost 5,000 excess deaths due to cold homes last winter as Treasury fails to give out £440m in energy support

Government will have to provide more financial support for energy bills this winter, charity tells MPs

The Independent
AutisticMumTo3Apr 26, 2023
More than 500,000 people in UK visited ‘warm rooms’ during the winter | Society | The Guardian
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/26/warm-rooms-winter-loneliness
More than 500,000 people in UK visited ‘warm rooms’ during the winter

Exclusive: first audit of spaces reveals people visited to due to loneliness as well as to keep warm

The Guardian
AutisticMumTo3Apr 24, 2023
Fifth of young people unable to keep warm at home this winter, survey suggests | The Independent
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ons-nhs-england-b2325677.html
Fifth of young people unable to keep warm at home this winter, survey suggests

The ONS said energy insecurity is the inability of a household to meet its basic energy needs, such as heating the home.

The Independent