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"Rapid rent rises combined with frozen housing benefits are set to push more people into crisis if Labour does not act, a damning new report has warned. The affordability gap between rental prices and support for low-income tenants is set to reach a record 17 per cent next year, findings from the influential Resolution Foundation show. This represents an average shortfall of 104 a month or just over 1,200 a year as households are forced to face rising debt or homelessness."
"Without action the figure will reach 25 per cent by 2029-2030, the think tank adds, meaning an average shortfall of 180 a month. Local housing allowance, which sets housing benefit rates, has been frozen by the Labour government until at least 2026, following a brief unfreeze in April 2024. This is the formula that sets how much funding the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will give each council to administer housing benefit."
Reporters cover topics including reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech and produce documentaries highlighting American women fighting for reproductive rights. Donations fund on-the-ground journalism, enable interviews with both sides, and support free access without paywalls paid for by those who can afford it. Rapid rent increases combined with frozen housing benefits risk pushing more people into crisis. The Resolution Foundation projects an affordability gap reaching 17 per cent next year, equating to an average shortfall of 104 a month or just over 1,200 a year. Without action the gap could reach 25 per cent by 2029-2030, a shortfall of 180 a month. Local Housing Allowance has been frozen until at least 2026, determining DWP funding to councils to cover the cheapest 30 per cent of rents.
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