‘Rip-Off Rents’ Forcing Families Into Poverty, Warns Labour

Labour has condemned “rip-off rents” it says are driving more families into poverty. It comes after figures revealed a 150% increase in the number of youngsters living in severe poverty in the private rented sector. There were 50,000 children recorded as falling into this category over the period 2015-16 to 2017-18, Scottish Government data shows, up from 20,000 a decade before. Households are classed as being in severe poverty if they have less than 50% of the UK median income to live on, after housing costs have been met. Read more on the Express & Star website.

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