Generation Rent has called on the government to create a ‘Covid Rent Debt Fund’ to clear rent arrears and keep half a million private renters in their homes.
As members of the House of Lords debate the government’s most recent extension of the ban on enforcing evictions, Generation Rent argues that government action has failed to address the underlying £360m of rent arrears which is putting homes at risk.
Generation Rent is calling for the Chancellor to use the Budget, which will be unveiled next month, to clear rent arrears and provide £288m to allow landlords with struggling tenants to claim up to 80% of the rent due.