Attitudes to Housing Affordability

Most statistics in the briefing are from a survey conducted in August 2010, however, where available, the findings have been compared with results from earlier surveys highlighting trends over time:

• Rising numbers are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments
• Renters are more likely to be struggling than homeowners
• People have used savings, borrowed money and got second jobs to meet their housing costs
• The use of credit cards to meet housing costs is rising.