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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sian Norris

UK rents rise faster in deprived areas – and drag more people into poverty

Children make their way home from school in a deprived area of Glasgow.
Children make their way home from school in a deprived area of Glasgow. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

People living in the most deprived areas of Britain have seen their rents increase by 52% over the past four years – while for tenants in the wealthiest regions, rents have risen by only 29%, new figures show.

“It is shocking to see that home rents have been rising in areas where people are least able to afford to pay more,” said Dan Wilson Craw, deputy chief executive of Generation Rent.

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