Illness from cold rental housing costs the NHS in England £145m a year

BMJ 2011; 342 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d2215 (Published 7 April 2011)
Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d2215

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  1. Jacqui Wise
  1. 1London

Cold and energy inefficient privately rented housing in England costs the NHS at least £145m (€166m; $240m) a year, a study carried out by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has found.

Researchers estimated the cost and benefits of repairing private rented dwellings in bands F and G for energy efficiency, the lowest ratings. Housing in these bands has been assessed as likely to present a “category 1 excess cold hazard” under the government’s housing health and safety rating system. The proportion of privately rented dwellings falling into these bands is one …

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