Raising Local Housing Allowance to cover average market rents represents the best way to provide support, reduce long-term financial hardship and ultimately the risk of eviction for renters, says IPPR.
The Homes at the Heart campaign is urging government to put funding for new and existing social homes at the heart of the country’s recovery from coronavirus.
The amount councils spend on temporary accommodation has increased by 123 per cent in the last five years, while central government grants for social housebuilding have been cut.