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Private renters will face ‘winter of hardship’ after autumn statement

Campaigners had urged the government to cap private rents alongside social rents, which will be limited to a 7% rise

Private renters will face ‘winter of hardship’ after autumn statement
Demonstrators in London demanding renting reforms, October 2022 | See Li/Picture Capital / Alamy Stock Photo
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The government will provide no additional support to the millions of people who rent their homes in the UK – despite record rent increases as the country falls into a new recession.

Tenants’ rights groups warn that “ignored and let down” private renters face “a winter of hardship” after Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement contained no targeted support packages.

The chancellor’s statement came as UK inflation reached a 41-year high.