The effect of the Winter Fuel Payment on household temperature and health: a regression discontinuity design study

• Main Authors: Viola Angelini (Author), Michael Daly (Author), Mirko Moro (Author), Maria Navarro Paniagua (Author), Elanor Sidman (Author), Ian Walker (Author), Matthew Weldon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) is a non-NHS population-level policy intervention that aims to reduce cold exposure and enhance the health and well-being of older adults. Labelling this cash transfer as 'winter fuel' has been shown to lead to increased household energy expenditur...