‘Double lock’ rent cap would ease pressure as 2.4 million households struggle to keep up with rent, says IPPR (opens in new tab)

New analysis finds that 2.4 million private renting households have unaffordable rentsSubstantial proportion of households with unaffordable rents receive no housing support through the benefits systemIPPR calls for a new system of rent stabilisation to cap excessive increases, linked to whichever is lower: inflation or wage growthNew analysis from IPPR finds that 2.4 million households in the UK’s private rented sector are now facing unaffordable housing costs, with the situation worsening r...