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 headshot
    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: 1 November 2026).

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