A HAMPSHIRE MP has thrown his weight behind the Daily Echo's Winter Warmers campaign to make sure the county's most vulnerable residents are properly looked after during the winter.
Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead said no-one should have to spend their winter being cold.
Yesterday the Daily Echo revealed that in the south east alone, around 2,900 people over the age of 65 will die as a result of illnesses brought on because they can't afford to heat their homes.
Furthermore, 23,218 pensioners across Hampshire will be without central heating this winter.
A Department of Health study also revealed that 4,017 of Southampton's 32,000 over-65s have no central heating in their homes.
The next coldest spots are the New Forest (1,803 homes), Gosport (1,431), Fareham (1,357), Eastleigh (1,088), Test Valley (798) and Winchester (715).
Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead said: "It is vital to make sure all people, whether over 65 or a younger person with a family, knows what help is available to them.
"I want to see an end to fuel poverty in Southampton and across the rest of the UK."
For the full story see today's Southern Daily Echo.
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