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dc.contributor.authorBoomsma, GT
dc.contributor.authorPahl, Sabine
dc.contributor.authorJones, Rory
dc.contributor.authorFuertes, Alba
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-26T12:44:46Z
dc.date.issued2017-07
dc.identifier.issn0301-4215
dc.identifier.issn1873-6777
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9121
dc.description.abstract

Social housing residents often struggle with achieving adequate levels of warmth in their home on a limited household budget. Additionally, other housing problems such as damp are common. Previous research has found a link between housing problems and poor health and reduced well-being, but this relationship is complex and poorly understood. A survey among UK social housing residents (N=536) investigated the association between cold and damp housing, as well as the role of energy affordability concerns in the relationship between housing problems and health. The findings indicated that struggles with keeping warm related to a cluster of damp and mould issues rather than any one specific issue. In describing these problems householders expressed a sense of frustration and helplessness. Support was found for an indirect effect on health whereby households experiencing cold, damp or mould issues reported more difficulty with affording their energy bills, these affordability concerns in turn related to poor health and well-being. The effects were found to be more consistent and stronger for men compared to women. Policies aimed at reducing housing problems should consider the important role of affordability concerns and the need for households to regain control of their energy bills.

dc.format.extent382-393
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectSocial housing
dc.subjectHousing problems
dc.subjectEnergy affordability
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectWell-being
dc.title“Damp in bathroom. Damp in back room. It's very depressing!” exploring the relationship between perceived housing problems, energy affordability concerns, and health and well-being in UK social housing
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.volume106
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalEnergy Policy
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.enpol.2017.04.011
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dcterms.dateAccepted2017-04-05
dc.rights.embargodate2018-07-01
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