The number of households struggling with housing costs continues to rise alongside ballooning rents, new figures reveal, as bank HSBC urges people to seek support from a key homelessness charity.
Over 67 per cent of people with housing costs such as rent and mortgages in England have reported experiencing unforeseen pressures over the last year, statistics from HSBC and housing charity Shelter show. These included struggling to keep up with mortgage or rent payments, having to cut back on essentials, or even facing eviction fears for some.
