Young People Being Failed By PRS, Claim MPs

The government should be doing more to help young people into the private rented sector (PRS), a group of MPs and peers has said. A new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group has called on the government to review housing benefit and tax rules to ensure younger people get fair access to the homes they need. The group, which has been carrying out an inquiry into PRS housing for under-35s, heard that the sector is growing and has the highest proportion of young people of any housing tenure. Nearly a fifth (18%) of all English households now rent privately, more than half of which are under 35. Read more on 24dash.