The Housing Crisis For Low-income Private Renters

30th June 2023

Local housing allowance rates - which govern the maximum amount of support for their rent that low-income private renters can get - have been frozen in cash terms since April 2020.

Only 1 in 20 private rental properties on Zoopla can be covered by housing benefit.

Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/news/housing-benefits-have-been-frozen-while-rents-have-sky-rocketed-only-1-20-private-rental