Shelter's research among renters reveals how many live hand to mouth and will struggle to pay for the basics in life if they lose their jobs, including their rents.
Read MoreAfter years of property industry efforts for homeless, Boris chips in with EXTRA £236m
Initiative announced late last night is in addition to £437 million already committed to helping rough sleepers off the streets.
Read MoreHousing charity Shelter taken to task over its £15 million annual public funding
The TaxPayers' Alliance is concerned that Shelter, which lobbied the government hard over the tenant fees ban, receives so much money from the public purse.
Read MoreCBE for tenant fees ban architect Polly Neate
Chief of housing charity Shelter, which lobbied the government tirelessly to bring a tenant fees ban, says she is delighted by the honour.
Read MoreHousing charity attacks industry over its tenant fees claim
Shelter says ARLA's claim that ban is pushing up rents is 'absurd' and 'scaremongering' but latest RICS data backs Propertymark up.
Read MoreShelter piles pressure on Rightmove to remove ‘No DSS’ adverts
Housing charity has launched a new campaign on Twitter to persuade Rightmove to change its stance on benefits discrimination within private rental market.
Read MorePetition calling on Rightmove to ban ‘No DSS’ adverts signed by 40,000 people
Portal says it has already issued guidance to agents about the issue and is awaiting further advice from the government.
Read MoreZoopla to ban all ‘No DSS’ adverts on its portal by end of April
MD Charlie Bryant says announcement follows consultations the UK's leading letting agents.
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