https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-may-2024 The benefit cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit that most working age people can get and affects a number of benefits. The amount of benefit a household receives is reduced to ensure claimants do not receive more than the cap limit. The benefit cap can be applied through either: Universal…
Tag: tenancy
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…
Council spending on emergency accommodation tops £2.2bn
https://www.crisis.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/council-spending-on-emergency-accommodation-tops-22bn/ Local authorities in England are spending a record £2.29bn a year on providing emergency temporary accommodation to homeless households, according to new provisional government figures released today (Thursday 29th August).
Consumer price inflation, UK: July 2024
While CPl is back in target range, private rent rises are stubbornly high – with avg annual increases for England unchanged from last month at 8.6% (up £104 per month), and in London at 9.7% (up £186 per month). These are BIG extra amounts to find from your monthly income.. https://x.com/r_earwaker/status/1823642835209384073?t=8idIeaSSSQJTXezLXR8C-A&s=19 https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/july2024
Children homeless in temporary accommodation hits shameful new record of 151,000 – up 15% in a year
The statistics reveal – the number of children who are homeless and living in temporary accommodation has increased to 151,630 – an increase of 15 per cent in a year – and the highest figure since records began in 2004;the number of homeless families living in emergency accommodation such as B&Bs and hostels has reached…
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…
£1,314 per month
Renting scandal deepens as prices hit record high while almost half live in unfit homes The average rent being asked outside London has hit a new record of £1,314 per month, with each property typically receiving 17 inquiries from prospective tenants, according to a website. A year ago, the average monthly advertised rent across Britain,…
Housing costs soar
HM Land Registry Open Data
Price Paid Data – Standard Reports HM Land Registry publishes open data on prices paid for properties sold in England and Wales. For customers who want aggregated price data for statistical analysis, this standard reports application allows anyone to configure a report for various geographical areas in England and Wales, from the country level down…