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Shelter calls for housing benefit action as renters feel brunt of income squeeze

Shelter calls for housing benefit action as renters feel brunt of income squeeze

Housing charity Shelter has urged the government to make housing benefit “fit for purpose” as new data reveals that renters are at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis.   More than half (53%) of adults who rent their home reported that they could not afford an unexpected but necessary expense of £850 compared ...

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Housing charity Shelter has urged the government to make housing benefit “fit for purpose” as new data reveals that renters are at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis.   More than half (53%) of adults who rent their home reported that they could not afford an unexpected but necessary expense of £850 compared ... This story continues at Shelter calls for housing benefit action as renters feel brunt of income squeeze Or just read more coverage at Mortgage Finance Gazette
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