How rent controls reduce the cost of Local Housing Allowance uprating
Repeated freezes have left Local Housing Allowance rates trailing far behind real rents. Rent controls would cut the cost of restoring the link by slowing rent growth.
Liz is a Senior Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager at JRF, where she leads on the influencing strategies around our housing and care policy work. Previously, Liz worked as Assistant Head of Policy and Public Affairs at St Mungo’s, a large homelessness service provider. Before that, she was Director of Policy and Company Director at the drugs advocacy organisation Volteface where she successfully campaigned for the legalisation of medical cannabis and achieved a marked shift in public support for legalising recreational cannabis.
Email: liz.mcculloch@jrf.org.uk