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<p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is leading a
project looking at the health impacts of living in cold homes.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS
is working in collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions, Public Health
England and NHS Digital to understand and quantify the cost to the health service
arising from households that underheat their homes requiring more hospital care, compared
to similar households who heat their homes adequately. The study will also consider
the impact of households who subsequently make energy efficiency improvements and
whether this leads to a reduction in hospital care required.</p><p> </p><p>The study
is set to conclude later in the year.</p>
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