Warmth scheme to help the vulnerable

NEXT week is Vascular Disease Week – and people affected by the disease in Warrington are being reminded of a “warmth scheme” that can offer them help.
Health Through Warmth – an npower scheme – helps homeowners with long-term illnesses, including circulatory conditions such as vascular disease, with the funding and installation of heating systems.
The scheme works closely with charities, local authorities and home improvement agencies to deliver support and raise awareness of the vital role that a warm home has on a person’s wellbeing.
Last year the scheme installed £4 million worth of heating and insulation
measures in the homes of vulnerable people across England and Wales. Now it is encouraging people with long term illnesses to find out whether they could be eligible for assistance.
Elaine Midwinter, Health Through Warmth scheme manager, said: “National
awareness campaigns, such as Vascular Disease Week, provide vital information and advice about serious health conditions and the help that is on hand to those affected. We want to encourage people to contact us to see if they are eligible for help.”
Help may be available to vulnerable homeowners who have long term and cold-related illnesses, a low income with little or no savings and who are unable to fully fund measures, such as a new boiler or heating system. They do not have to be, or become, an npower customer to benefit from the scheme.
For more information about Health Through Warmth visit www.healththroughwarmth.com