Shelter highlights rent crisis

More people struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage

The number of people struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage has risen by forty-four per cent in only a year, according to new research by the charity Shelter.  The rise means that 7.8 million people are now in this position. Shelter warn that the number is likely to increase further during 2013 as a result of further government austerity measures.

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