New figures I’ve pulled from ONS data reveal thousands of households are struggling to pay their rent in west Cumbria as the Conservative cost of living crisis deepens.
Approaching a year after the Conservative Party crashed the British economy, prices are still rising, interest rates are soaring, and renters are finding it increasingly hard to pay the bills. 43% of renters are struggling to pay the bills – 10,654 in the former Copeland and Allerdale council areas.
The figures come as new data reveals just how hard it is for renters to get onto the housing market – with first-time buyers in the North West expected to need a staggering £36,000 deposit.
Renters in west Cumbria are being hammered by the Conservative cost of living crisis. Thousands of households are struggling to pay the bills – yet the out of touch prime minister offers nothing except patronising rubbish about holding our nerve.
The Conservative crashed the economy and the rest of us will pay the price for years to come – and renters face a double whammy. Rents are soaring, and soaring interest rates are putting that first home even further out of reach.
Families in west Cumbria can’t afford the Conservatives. Only Labour has a plan to get this country moving again. Through our mission-led government we have a plan to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7, and we would bring in a Renters’ Charter, providing new certainty for renters, ending ‘no-fault’ evictions and introducing four-month notice periods for landlords.
The Conservative are out of touch and out of ideas. It’s time for change – time for Labour. We need a General Election now.
Josh MacAlister MP 