Benefit Cuts 'Have Made Private Renting Unaffordable'

Renting privately across most of England has become unaffordable for people on benefits, housing charities have warned, with people in some areas short of at least £100 a month. Analysis by the BBC has shown the gap between rent and Local Housing Allowance (LHA) more than doubled across most of the country since 2016. Shelter said people were having to "choose between food and rent". The government said it had targeted extra funding at low-income households. Working age benefits were frozen for four years in 2016, while rents have continued to rise. Read more on the BBC website.

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