Thinktank Calls For Low-Cost Rent Funding

An influential centre-right thinktank has urged the government to provide substantial funding for affordable rent after warning Starter Homes will be “inaccessible to the poorest”. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) expressed concerns that the government’s housing programme “does not address the new challenges low-income families face”. Its report said the government should fund homes for affordable rent, rather than simply subsidising homeownership, especially in London and high-rent areas. Download the report from the CSJ website.