According to data from the East End Child Poverty Now Coalition,once housing costs are taken into consideration, London’s East End boroughs have the highest rates of child poverty in the country 

Based on our 2022 Vital Signs research, pensioner poverty in Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham is 26% higher than the UK average. 

According to the Institute of Health Equity, cold homes can cause and worsen respiratory conditions, cardiovascular diseases, poor mental health, dementia and hypothermia.

Voluntary organisations are reporting that vulnerable residents are really frightened. Record hikes in inflation and energy bills mean tens of thousands of families face a winter without heat and food. 

EECF are working with donors and frontline organisations to deliver critical care packages to 3,000 vulnerable older people and families.