Research exposes the number of private renters under threat of eviction this winter
Posted 14.11.23
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New research from Shelter exposes the turmoil facing private renters in England as 1 in 10 - equivalent to 814,000 adults - are now at risk of losing their homes. The figure rises to an estimated 1.1 million people if you include the children in the household.
To calculate how many people are threatened with losing their home this winter, the charity looked at the number of private renting adults who have received or been threatened with an eviction notice in the last month (474,000), as well as the number of tenants who are behind on their rent (411,000), which puts their home in danger.
The survey showed that rocketing rents and rising evictions have left millions of private renters in England fearing the worst, with 3.5 million tenants (43%) saying they are now worried about becoming homeless due to housing costs.
Shelter argues the severe lack of affordable social homes means that millions of struggling households are trapped trying to pay record high rents and keep a roof over their heads.
A situation it says is being made much worse by the government's nearly four-year freeze on housing benefit, which has left any support available falling far short of the cost of actual rents.
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