ONS data reveals lack of affordable housing in Sussex
- Charity calls for more genuinely affordable rented housing
- Hastings is the only “affordable” area for rent in Sussex
- Brighton & Hove is one of the worst in the country
CPRE Sussex has called for more ambitious affordable housing targets after data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed Hastings is the only “affordable” area for private rent in Sussex.
CPRE Sussex says the figures, which also reveal Brighton & Hove is one of the least affordable areas in the country, highlight the importance of new affordable rented housing – and homes available for social rent.
The ONS deem an area “affordable” if a private-renting household would spend the equivalent of 30% or less of their gross income on rent for new or existing tenancies.
In Brighton & Hove, households spend an average of 44.7% of their gross income on rent. At the other end of the scale, households in Hastings spend an average of 28.3% of their gross income.
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