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Housing Indicators
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/major-programme/housing-indicators/ Housing is fundamental to living standards. It is most families’ largest expense, meaning disposable incomes are highly sensitive to changes in rents or mortgage payments. Our housing indicators track how housing is affecting living standards in the UK. Drawing on a range of data sources, the indicators below cover housing affordability, quality and supply.
The Renters’ Rights Act is here — but the work is just beginning
https://wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/the-renters-rights-act-is-here-but-the-work-is-just-beginning-1308fb226853 After years of waiting, the Renters’ Rights Act has finally received Royal Assent and passed into law. We’ve campaigned hard for this, and are thrilled to see that it holds many important wins for private renters. From ending Section 21 evictions and limiting unaffordable upfront rent demands, to improving housing standards, the Act represents…
The welfare system is playing a part in driving high numbers of families into temporary accommodation.
The welfare system is playing a part in driving high numbers of families into temporary accommodation. Since 2013, private rents in Great Britain have increased by 54 per cent, but Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates have increased by just 36 per cent. Nearly half of privately renting families on Universal Credit are facing shortfalls between…
Rents continue to increase by 5% in Brighton and Hove.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/june2025
Local Housing Allowance rates for 2025/26 will be maintained at the 2024/25 levels
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-10-30/hcws175 Although not covered by my statutory review of state pension and benefit rates, I can also inform the House that local housing allowance rates for 2025/26 will be maintained at the 2024/25 levels, following their increase in April 2024; and that the benefit cap has not been reviewed for 2025/26 and will also be…
Homelessness services at risk as funding cliff-edge looms, warn leading organisations in the sector
https://www.mungos.org/homelessness-services-at-risk/ 23 leading homelessness organisations, including St Mungo’s, Shelter and Centrepoint, have called on the Government to protect vital funding for homelessness, which is due to end in March 2025. The Rough Sleeping Initiative funding (RSI) is an integral source of governmental funding to get and keep people off the streets. Demand for the organisations’…
A Roadmap for Reform – the Renters’ Reform Coalition’s Plan for Reforming Private Renting
https://rentersreformcoalition.co.uk/roadmap-reform-renters-reform-coalitions-plan-reforming-private-renting Here is an overview of some of our key recommendations.
Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2023-24
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2023-24/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2023-24 Initial assessments were made for 358,370 households in England in 2023-24, up 10.4% from the previous year. Of these, 324,990 households were assessed as owed a homelessness duty, due to being threatened with homelessness or already being homeless in 2023-24. This increase from 2022-23 is driven by the increase in both households assessed as…
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…