Tom Waters explains how the freezes in housing benefit are affecting low-income renters.
Authors
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: 6 October 2024).
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