Houses

The housing crisis for low-income private renters explained

Published on 29 June 2023

Tom Waters explains how the freezes in housing benefit are affecting low-income renters.

Authors

Tom Waters
Tom Waters

Associate Director

Tom is an Associate Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector.

Explainer details

DOI
10.1920/ex.ifs.2023.0010
Publisher
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Suggested citation

Waters, T. (2023). The housing crisis for low-income private renters explained [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/housing-crisis-low-income-private-renters-explained (accessed: 8 May 2024).

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