Hello, advice is appreciated

Bexwing

Hello everyone

I’ve just joined the platform and wanted to pose my first question, I have psoriatic arthritis I’m 34 and currently auto immune injections.

My house is a 2-bed end terrace and I have been told there is likely no insulation in my walls, I have a log burner and two electric heaters in the house (we don’t use the electric heaters because they cost a fortune and don’t do anything!) I’m trying to fight my landlord to confirm the lack of insulation, I dread the winter every year as my house, bedroom especially is freezing.

Does anyone know if there is a correlation between the cold and arthritis which I can then take to my landlord? I’m really struggling at the minute and need to get this resolved.

Sorry for the long post!

Thank you, Becki

Anna

Hello @Bexwing and welcome to the online community,

It's great that you've joined us and asked for advice - the community is made up of people who all have experience of living with arthritis and everyone is friendly and helpful, and I hope that's your experience too.

You've asked if anyone knows if there is a correlation between the cold and arthritis that you can take to your landlord to try and get your home insulated. The link below might be useful - it's a study undertaken by Versus Arthritis to find out whether the weather affects people with health conditions:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2019/december/research-indicates-links-between-weather-and-arthritis-pain/

Here are some tips about keeping warm:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/your-experiences/hints-and-tips/living-with-arthritis-hints-and-tips/

If you receive certain benefits, you might be eligible for a cold weather payment if the temperature drops:

https://www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment

Do have a look round the forum and join in any conversations you feel comfortable.

Anna (Mod)

Bexwing

Thank you very much Anna