With the cold snap taking hold this week, many people in Harrow will be reaching for the thermostat.

It is important people take action to ensure their health and wellbeing are not impacted by cold temperatures at home. This is especially important for vulnerable residents in the community.

Residents in Harrow should check their heating system is in full working order to reduce the risk of it breaking down.

Since being founded in 2000, more than 84,000 vulnerable residents in the UK have been referred to npower Health Through Warmth for assistance with heating and insulation.

Eligible residents do not have to be, or become, an npower customer to benefit from this scheme. The warmth scheme works with a range of community organisations, charities and local authorities to assist vulnerable homeowners with the funding and installation or repair of crucial heating measures in their homes.

People may qualify for help if they have a long-term illness, a low income with little or no savings and are unable to fully fund measures, such as a new boiler, themselves.

For more information about the scheme visit www.healththroughwarmth.com

Elaine Midwinter

Health Through Warmth