Government subsidies have failed to cover the rising cost of temporary accommodation to councils across England since 2017-18 to the tune of £1.5bn, analysis by the Local Government Association has...
The gap between the support for low-income private tenants and the real rates of average rents is set to reach record levels next year, according to a report from the Resolution Foundation.
The argument for shifting resources away from housing benefit subsidies to social housing provision is growing stronger, says councillor Graham Chapman.
The government must increase the levels of housing benefit given to people in the private rented sector as families are being priced out of homes, according to a trade association.
Homelessness will rise unless the freeze is lifted on the Local Housing Allowance rate for families in the private rented sector, council leaders have warned.
