https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publications/uprating-local-housing-allowance-briefing-note/ Uprating LHA by rent cost increases Our strong recommendation is that the government uprates LHA rates in line with how the policy was originally designed, ie the increase in the cost of the 30th percentile rental property in each BRMA (expected to be an average of around 8.24%). Furthermore, this should be the norm…
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Why scrapping the household benefit cap is vital for families, children and survivors of abuse
123,0000 households are affected by the household benefit cap. The vast majority – 71 per cent – are lone parents with children. The benefit cap limits the total amount a part-time, low-earning or out-of-work household can receive in benefits, trapping families in deep poverty. It is having a disproportionate impact on survivors of domestic abuse…
Landmark reforms to give greater security for 11 million renters
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-reforms-to-give-greater-security-for-11-million-renters Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner said: Renters have been let down for too long and too many are stuck in disgraceful conditions, powerless to act because of the threat of a retaliatory eviction hanging over them. Most landlords act in a responsible way but a small number of unscrupulous ones are tarnishing the reputation…
Planning reforms must prioritise social rent homes
https://campaigns.shelter.org.uk/tell-government-planning-reforms-must-prioritise-social-rent-homes?utm_source=adobe&utm_medium=email# On the 30th July, the new Labour government published proposals and a consultation on them to reform planning. We believe that too many of the homes being built by developers aren’t the right homes. We think the planning system isn’t doing enough to get the social homes built we need. The planning system should…
England needs more bedrooms
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/press-releases/england-needs-more-bedrooms-with-850000-families-living-in-overcrowded-homes-today/ Felicia Odamtten, Economist at the Resolution Foundation, said: “Despite adding 13 million bedrooms to its housing stock between 1994 and 2022, England now has 850,000 families living in overcrowded homes. Shockingly, renting, low-income, ethnic minority and single-parent households are all more likely to live in overcrowded conditions today than they were thirty years ago.
Through the roof
Through the roof: rising rents, disrepair, and evictions https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publications/through-the-roof-rising-rents-evictions-and-persistent-disrepair/ Private renters are at the sharp end of the living standards crisis, facing a perfect storm of ever-increasing rents, damp, cold and mouldy homes, and very little power to do anything about it. We’re urging the new government to prioritise renters when tackling the living standards…