Can you match each of the Top 9 Hazards to the bubble that represents its annual cost?
Note, the size of the bubble reflects the portion of overall costs shown by the outer circle.

* Includes any fall not associated with moving up/down stairs or with taking a bath.
** This relates to injury from body parts getting trapped in doors and windows, or accidents associated with poor design (such as low headroom).

Cold homes are costly!

In fact, at £848 million cold homes are 4 times more costly than the next risk category – falls on stairs (£207 million).

Being chronically cold stresses the body's respiratory, cardiac and immune systems, leading to more doctor visits and hospitalisations, and greater need for long-term treatment. In 2011, more than 1.3 million homes – 15% of all homes – in the UK put their residents at risk.

Learn more by exploring Impacts of fuel poverty.



How did you do?

Good effort! You correctly placed UNKNOWN1 of 9 household hazards with their associated NHS costs. The results surprised many people who did this quiz: only UNKNOWN2% got all 9 correct and only UNKNOWN3% got the top 3 correct.