Denied a tenancy for being unable to afford the rent
A report by Crisis, based on a survey of housing associations, highlighted that some tenants are being denied a tenancy, even when they come top of the list of applicants, because they are judged to not be able to afford the rent or had “unmet support needs”. The Crisis report, Moving the deckchairs, highlighted that…
Joseph Rowntree Foundation report – rising rent pushes people into poverty
The 2026 report on poverty, by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation highlights the relationship between rent and poverty. It estimates that 40% of social renters and 37% of private renters are “in poverty after housing costs”. Within this group around a quarter of social renters and 4 in 10 private renters were only in poverty after…
Above inflation rent increases can’t compensate for under-funding of council housing
Driving up rent will impoverish tenants, it won’t resolve the council housing funding crisis. In explaining our opposition to 10 years of above inflation rent increases and ‘rent convergence’ (No to 10 years of above inflation rent increases – Labour Campaign for Council Housing ) we said that “These policies are a substitute – to…
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