We’re really proud to share the impact of our Warmth 4 Health project, which closed at the end of March 2026.

We found a clear, direct link between poor performing homes and health impacts on vulnerable people. Working with local NHS Trusts and public health teams, our project took an innovative approach of linking health sector patient data with property data to create a target group to whom support was offered.

These households were offered expert, impartial energy efficiency and damp & mould assessments which led to improvement measures to the home living conditions, and therefore the health and wellbeing of the residents. This is backed up by a 10% reduction in GP appointments following targeted advice and support.

Over the course of the programme, we provided energy advice to 1,855 residents, with 962 of them going on to receive an in-home advice session. 🏡

We were delighted to deliver this project on behalf of Cadent Foundation, and it’s been a brilliant example of what can be achieved when health, housing, and energy advice come together.

A huge thank you to everyone involved in making this project such a success 💙

You can read more about our former project below:

Thanks to funding from Cadent Foundation, our Warmth 4 Health project covers all of Cheshire and Merseyside with advice and support for residents whose homes might be contributing to their ongoing ill-health.

The continuing Cost of Living Crisis is causing millions of households to underheat their homes. Unfortunately, while this can help keep bills low, cold spots in underheated rooms can attract condensation. When untreated, condensation can be the perfect breeding ground for black mould. There is a direct link between black mould and severe ill-health, and death.

Our specialist team of qualified Energy Advisors are trained to diagnose likely causes of condensation, damp, and mould, and provide recommendations to the resident. Some of the recommendations might be behavioural in nature, e.g.

• Always keep lids on pans when cooking, to prevent steam escaping
• Keep the kitchen’s internal door closed when cooking, to prevent damp air from entering the rest of your home
• If your kitchen doesn’t have an extractor fan, always open a window or external door during and after cooking, to let out as much damp air as possible
• Keep your bathroom’s internal door closed while bathing, to prevent damp air from entering the rest of your home (Top tip – if you run a bath always add cold water first this can reduce steam by 90%!)
• If your bathroom doesn’t have an extractor, always open a window after bathing, to let out as much damp air as possible
• Never dry clothes on radiators, as this causes steam to rise and settle on cold surfaces, causing condensation
• Never use a bottled gas heater indoors. For every 1kg of gas burned, 1 litre of water vapour is released into the air
• We exhale around 1 litre of water vapour each night in our sleep. Be sure to air your bedroom as much as possible, to let this damp air out (Top tip – Leave windows open for 10 minutes per day to help with air flow)
• If condensation settles anywhere in your home, wipe it away. Even if you have to do this daily, it’s not worth risking your health letting black mould develop
• If possible, turn up the heat in rooms that are attracting condensation

To enquire about support for yourself or another person, or to find out more about this project, call our Save Energy Advice Line free on 0800 043 0151, or email advice@epplus.org.