Jacqui Frazer

Fuel Poverty Strategy Co-ordinator

Public Health Agency – Northern area

February 2012

Warmer Ways to Better Health

Public Health Agency – Northern area

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Population: 426,965

Households: 158,520

(Source: NI Census, 2001)

Background

Investing for Health – March 2002

• Reduce health inequalities• Improve wider health and

wellbeing

Vision

“To reduce fuel poverty by minimising energy inefficiency and maximising the incomes of households across the Partnership area that would be considered at greatest risk”.

Infrastructure

• Steering Group• Strategy Co-ordinator• Energy efficiency

advisers in the ten Council areas

• Warmer Homes Groups

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Training • NEA awareness raising sessions

• City & Guilds training

Referrals • Heating and insulation schemes

• Benefits advice

Talks and events

Oil stamp saving schemes

Oil stamp saving schemes

Partnership working

Partnership working

Partnership working

When homes are made warmer

The whole place is lovely and warm all the time. Such a difference it’s made. You wouldn’t think it was the same house.

When I had the coal fire, I used my inhaler three times a day. I’ve hardly used it since the gas heating went in.