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Counter Attack: Reducing Winter Deaths and Promoting Affordable Warmth in Blackpool

Dr. Gabriel Agboado's project aims to reduce winter deaths and health care costs by addressing fuel poverty and cold-related illnesses in Blackpool. The initiative provides thermal improvements, emergency interventions, and increased income through benefit applications for residents.

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Counter Attack: Reducing Winter Deaths and Promoting Affordable Warmth in Blackpool

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  1. Winter Deaths and Affordable Warmth in BlackpoolDr. Gabriel Agboado

  2. Winter deaths

  3. Mortality trend

  4. Number of deaths and temperature

  5. Excess winter death trends

  6. Excess winter deaths & Age

  7. Excess winter deaths & Wards

  8. Excess winter deaths & IMD

  9. Excess winter deaths & Health conditions

  10. Counter Attack Service

  11. What is it about? • Project Counter Attack is a landmark project which aims to: • To reduce fuel poverty among Blackpool residents • Reduce the levels of cold-related illnesses, excess winter deaths, and health care costs during the winter • Identify barriers to accessing affordable warmth measures.

  12. The Partnership • The Scottish Power Energy People Trust (main funder - £95,000). • NHS Blackpool (Additional funding - £45,000) • Blackpool Council (support/administrative costs - £10,000) • Age Concern (staff)

  13. Achievements • 1,139 households visited out of which 844 received remedial interventions: • £ 211,800 of thermal improvements to homes • £42,024 of emergency remedial action where heating and hot water supply compromised • £ 1,450 of charitable funds obtained to defray emergency heating energy costs • £ 1.1million of additional annual income achieved from benefits and health related allowance applications made on behalf of project clients

  14. Barriers • Lack of awareness of all or some services/grants • Perceived Ineligibility • Dispute with landlord over repairs • Transience of tenancy (those intending to move) • Property condition unsuitable • Negative Image of schemes

  15. How did the clients feel?

  16. The service in its current form • Raising general awareness • Maintain and distribute fact sheet • Advertise measures • Bid for continuance funding for Counter Attack Service • Continue outreach service for vulnerable residents

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