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Those who endure damp conditions face heightened financial costs, undertaken in order to mitigate the problem and its effects.

These are wide-ranging, and can be direct or indirect, long-term, or occasional. A direct and occasional financial impact might be the need to buy specialist paint to treat a damp or mouldy wall, or replacing damaged belongings

. A direct long-term financial impact might be increased energy costs due to the need to run a dehumidifier, or heat the property to a higher degree (for instance, to mitigate warmth lost through leaving windows open in winter). A indirect financial impact might be wages lost due to sickness, either from a long term or an acute health problem likely exacerbated or caused by someone’s living conditions.

The financial burden of living with dampness are often cited as a key ‘worry,’ highlighting the accretive mental health

implications this can have.

Relevant also is the growing numbers experiencing fuel poverty.

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Damage to belongings

Damage to belongings

...photos are often damaged greatly by damp and mould. The cost of replacing essential items can be a large financial burden for those enduring dampness. In addition to permanent damage, exposure to dampness can temporarily alter the fabric of items....

10/4/2022
Mental health

Mental health

...tied to someone's class position, it is unsuprising that the mental health impacts of it are often related to financial stress....

10/4/2022
Survey response 059

Survey response 059

...their response?: Landlord response was to open the window more or use dehumidifier, which we do but it's very costly to run Is there anything else you would like to add?: ...

10/4/2022
Survey response 064

Survey response 064

...every couple of years, I have mobility issues and chronic health condition. Also expensive heating costs and many de-humidifyers required every 3 month...

10/4/2022
Survey response 101

Survey response 101

...and embarrassing when others come round, I have to apologise. I worry every time I see it. Also the expense of getting it treated every year is a big worry...

10/4/2022
Interview 06

Interview 06

...chosen to live, you know – we'd managed to find a place that was quite cheap. And so if I had to then subsidise that by spending some more money on bills in order for it to, you know – that was a thing which was fine. But it will be really different if we end...

10/4/2022
Interview 09

Interview 09

...which was like, yeah, last winter, we were using the dehumidifier every single day during the winter, which was really expensive and trying to open the window as much as possible. So yes, it has been raised and those were...

10/4/2022