28th May 2026
Soaring number of children and families in private rental sector
The number of children living in the private rented sector (PRS) has almost tripled over the last quarter century, from 1.1m in 2000-01 to 3.2m in 2024-25. As a result, children are now more likely than working-age adults to live in the PRS (23% compared to 22%) as it increasingly becomes a...
