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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Social housing temperature conditions and tenant priorities |
Author: | Sansom, G. Barlow, C.F. Daniel, L. Baker, E. |
Citation: | Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2023; 58(3):624-639 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
ISSN: | 0157-6321 1839-4655 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Gemma Sansom, Cynthia Faye Barlow, Lyrian Daniel, Emma Baker |
Abstract: | The social housing sector provides housing to some of society's most vulnerable people, disproportionately housing people with disabilities and chronic health conditions, the aged and people unable to work. These groups are often more susceptible to health impacts from poor temperature conditions within their home. In this paper, we examine temperature conditions in Australian social housing, explore tenant experiences and reflect on possible remediation responses. Using a novel contact-free delivery protocol for data collection, temperature was measured in 36 social housing dwellings over a 3-month springtime period. Semistructured interviews were conducted with occupants to better understand their experience of (adverse) indoor temperature conditions. On average, participants spent 35 per cent of time across the study period in temperatures outside the WHO guidelines (18–24°C). Most participants perceived their homes to be cold or very cold during periods of cold weather, and many considered energy unaffordable. Building conditions, such as poor sealing around windows and doors, lack of insulation and inadequacy of space heating appliances, were of greatest concern to participants. Participants' preferences for remediation work suggest that considerable benefit could be gained from making homes more energy efficient through draft sealing and insulation. |
Keywords: | cold housing; energy cost; energy efficiency; insulation; tenant |
Rights: | © 2023 The Authors. Australian Journal of Social Issues published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Social Policy Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited |
DOI: | 10.1002/ajs4.267 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE190100132 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE220100040 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/2004466 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.267 |
Appears in Collections: | Gender Studies and Social Analysis publications |
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