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Many of us have experienced the
unwanted feeling of a cold or damp home. Luckily for many of
us, if this is the case we can simply turn on the heating or
close a window. However, many people suffer from cold and
damp homes which they cannot afford to keep warm. As a
result, medical conditions such as strokes, heart attacks,
bronchitis and asthma are adversely affected.
I have been working closely with
a group called
Eaga Partnership (a government appointed agency) to help
tackle this problem in Tooting. and have worked with them to
provide workshops for local people to receive advice
on fuel efficiency, benefit entitlements and home and street
safety.
The Eaga
Partnership have helped over 600 households in Tooting
combat fuel poverty by providing grants to install heating
and insulation measures in their homes. The Warm Front
grants that Eaga Partnership provides allow households to
apply for up to £2,700 for improved heating and insulation.
I am keen to see this kind of success grow in Tooting. I am
confident that it can following the government’s recent
announcement that
Government funding for
the 2008-11 period for the scheme is just over £800 million
which could help up to 400,000 vulnerable households
Eaga is one
of thirteen organizations who have taken part in events i
have organised, giving information and advice. other
organisations that have taken part are:
Community Safety Department from Wandsworth Council. To
advise on saving energy and cutting energy bills the
South West London Energy Advice Centre.To advise on services in the community
Age Concern, the
Pension Service, the
Home Improvement Agency,
TaxHelp for older People, the
Citizens Advice Bureaux,
The Furzedown Project
and the
Bengali Welfare Association.
You can find out more about
benefits and entitlements for pensioners
here.
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Sadiq Khan MP with constituents at
the first Eaga event that was held in Tooting in May 2006.
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