The past few days have once again seen some rather warm weather with the elderly, ill and poor the most effected by the extra costs associated with Hot Weather.
Quite rightly when weather enters extremes the Government helps people who's health is at directly at risk.
Keeping cool in hot weather is important to avoid health problems and one of the way that can be used to keep cool is by using fans or a small air conditioning unit.
Fans and AC both use lots of energy with so many people living in fuel poverty a Hot weather payment scheme should be introduced when the temperature exceeds 35 degrees C on a certian time period.
In 2003 some 35,000 Europeans died as a result of heat related issues http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4259-european-heatwave-caused-35000-deaths.html
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