Areas where council and housing association rents exceed affordable level for benefit capped families

Based on average rents and applicable benefit cap levels for 2022-23 (the most recent year for which data is available)

Rents are defined as unaffordable where they exceed 30% of the benefit cap for a household with children. HA data covers social rent only and LA data covers social and affordable rents.
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