Monday, 7 October 2019

Nine In 10 Homes Unaffordable For Families


The benefit freeze is pushing low income families to the brink, with more than nine in ten homes for private rent (94%) too expensive for those on housing benefit. And new NHF research reveals two thirds of these families (65%) are in work. Now, NHF is calling on the government to:
·         End the freeze and increase LHA payments so that they cover at least the bottom 30% of private rent homes in any local area
·         Commit to investing £12.8bn annually in building new social housing, so that fewer families have to depend on unaffordable and insecure privately rented accommodation
Read more on 24housing.

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