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“Squeeze set to get worse” as rents set to outstrip housing benefits 14% by 2025

Low income renters will be £1,370 short of secure housing within 18 months if rent inflation continues, according to a new report. 

The affordability gap between private rents and housing benefits will be as bad as it is currently by the end of 2025 unless action is taken, Generation Rent has warned.

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