Your Invitation to Shape the Economic Case for Healthy Homes

A Budget for Change: The Economic Case – Why Investing in Healthy Homes and Buildings is Good for Growth (Monday 27th October )  

This is a timely session, coming just ahead of the Budget, where the APPG will make the economic case for putting healthy homes and buildings front and centre of government plans for growth. 

We know the story all too well: poor-quality homes cost the NHS an estimated £1.4 billion each year through issues like damp, mould, overheating and poor air quality. On the flip side, healthier homes don’t just save money, they unlock growth. The APPG’s Missions Paper shows the potential for: 

• 500,000 skilled jobs created through retrofit and new-build activity 

• £600 million annual NHS savings from reducing avoidable illness 

• Greener growth by transforming existing housing stock 

The Government needs to go further and faster. Building and retrofitting homes to healthier standards is not only the right thing to do, it is a driver of long-term economic resilience and prosperity. 

Why this matters to us – and you 

The APPG session is designed to demonstrate how aligning housing, health and economic policy can deliver high-quality homes at scale while also creating jobs, boosting skills, and building a stronger economy. Ministers, MPs, Peers, health economists and sector leaders will all be there to lend their voices. 

As sponsors, Healthy Homes Hub has a seat at the table, but this isn’t just about us. We want to take your perspectives and priorities into the room with us. Whether you’re working directly with residents, leading retrofit programmes, or researching the impacts of poor housing, your insights will help shape the debate and the key asks we make of the Chancellor. 

Over to you 

• What do you believe is the strongest economic case for healthier homes? 

• Where are you already seeing the impact of healthier homes in your work? 

• What would you like MPs and Ministers to hear loud and clear? 

Share your thoughts with us, and we’ll make sure they’re fed into the session. Together, we can show that healthier homes aren’t just good for people, they’re good for growth.