Resources and advice are available to help prepare for cold weather.
Dr Mike Pepler from Citizens Advice is Seahaven FM's energy guru, giving regular advice on Clive Mellor's Drive Time. You can find Mike's details and the Citizens Advice Specialist Energy Advice contact number at https://www.seahavenfm.radio/mike-pepler/info/.
Warm East Sussex (https://warmeastsussex.org.uk/about-us/) is a partnership of local councils and the NHS which aims to protect people and communities in East Sussex from the effects of living in a cold home.
Their initiative have five key objectives:
- To train health, housing and social care professionals and voluntary sector workers to help people whose homes may be too cold for their health and wellbeing.
- To raise awareness among professionals and the public about how to keep warm at home.
- To identify vulnerable people who live in a cold home and refer them to organisations that can help.
- To provide vulnerable people with information and advice in order to maximise income.
- To provide access to housing insulation and heating, more affordable fuel options and how to avoid the health risks of cold homes.
Details of the Warm Home Check service and the referral process can be found at https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/social-care/support-to-stay-at-home/keep-warm.