Local Housing Allowance
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges or if the tide is starting to turn in the favour of tenants
Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Rising rents are pushing renters to food banks with the number of tenants needing help soaring almost 80% in five years, research from Crisis and Citizens Advice found
‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
The government froze local housing allowance, which effectively meant a real-terms cut to housing benefit. This is how it is leaving renters behind
Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’
Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’
Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
Autumn budget: Labour’s failure to raise housing benefit to keep up with rents is ‘deeply worrying’
Autumn budget: Labour’s failure to raise housing benefit to keep up with rents is ‘deeply worrying’
‘The market is broken’: Just 5% of private rentals in London are affordable to low-income earners
