Housing associations organisation criticises lack of affordable homes in UK

More British landlords now rent to people on housing benefit with amounts increasing from £4.6 billion in 2006 to £9.3 billion last year, new research shows. According to the study from the National Housing Federation the reason are twofold. Firstly a 42% rise in the overall number of private renters receiving housing benefit since 2008 and secondly the fact that claims in the private rented sector (PRS) are much higher than in the non-profit housing association sector. The research says that ...