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Our right to heat and eat
 — a huge and growing problem
Corporate AuthorAge Concern London
PublisherAge Concern London, London, November 2009
Pages8 pp
SourceAge Concern London, 1st Floor, 21 St George's Road, London SE1 6ES. www.aclondon.org.uk
KeywordsFuel expenditure ; Expenditure [elderly] ; Rights [elderly] ; London.
AnnotationMany older people in London face increasing difficulty in heating their homes. This pamphlet presents facts and figures on the extent of fuel poverty (defined as needing to spend more than 10% of income after housing costs on heating). Although a wide variety of advice and support is available to older people locally and through grant schemes, many older people do not claim benefits to which they are entitled that would help them pay their bills. Age Concern London calls on all London local authorities to raise older people's awareness of energy efficiency advice and help with welfare benefits. The Government's Warm Front scheme needs to be targeted more effectively to older people on lower incomes; and utility companies should publicise social tariffs more prominently. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-100219001 P
ClassmarkJ6: J3: IKR: 82L *

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