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Here we assess the health, energy security and employment co-benefits of residential LED pathways through 2050, in the UK and India, two countries with very different socio-economic contexts. We combine the MESSAGEix-Buildings model with air pollution and employment impact assessments to compare a LED pathway with a reference scenario. We show that show that demand side strategies can simultaneously advance climate mitigation, public health, energy security and employment: LED strategies reduce residential energy demand by 53% in both countries while delivering well-being gains beyond energy savings. In the UK, LED measures generate strong employment growth (+\u200936%) and health improvements, reducing premature mortality by 12%. 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