Exclusive: Homes are heating up as summers get hotter but least well-off are shouldering greatest risk, study finds
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Lower-income householders, minority ethnic people and those with young children are more likely to live in homes at risk from dangerous overheating, research has found.
The UK has baked in multiple heatwaves this summer, with many people sweltering in dangerously hot homes that were not designed to withstand extreme temperatures. June was the hottest on record and in general this summer England was an average of 1.58C above average temperatures.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/10/england-poorest-families-ethnic-minorities-most-at-risk-dangerously-hot-homes
Author : Helena Horton, Fiona Harvey and Michael Goodier
Publish date : 2025-08-10 18:00:00
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