Families on housing benefit are priced out of almost all
homes to rent in Britain, according to new research by the Bureau of
Investigative Journalism. As part of an investigation into housing and new
homelessness laws, the Bureau has found that councils have been increasingly
encouraging those facing or experiencing homelessness to try renting privately,
rather than wait for a council house.
However, only 1 in 20 of two-bed properties in the
research were affordable. In some cities, the Bureau found almost no affordable
two-bed flats to rent. Read more on the BIJ website.
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