National Housing Federation

There are 8.4 million people in England living in homes that are unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable, according to a National Housing Federation report.

Nearly half of children living in privately rented homes in England are in poverty despite the fact that seven out of 10 of their families are in work.

The extra cash announced in the Budget to address the housing shortage has in part been welcomed by industry professionals, but they are not the wholesale changes required.

Landowners in England profited more than the global profits of Amazon, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola combined – more than £13 billion in 2016/17,  according to the Centre for Progressive Policy and the National Housing Federation (NHF).