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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jemma Crew

Rent cap proposed by Government to protect social housing tenants as costs rise

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Social housing tenants in England could be protected from spiralling rents during the cost-of-living crisis with a cap from next April, the Government has said.

Rent increases for people living in social homes could be capped as low as 3% during the next financial year, according to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).

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