For people on the lowest incomes, social housing rent has taken up and increasing amount of earnings over the last decade. The cost of social housing (by private registered providers ) varied greatly across the country, with the highest prices- typically in London- at nearly double that of the lowest prices.

The latest HPI (House Price Index) in the UK reveals that house prices have gone up 9.6% over the past year. However, there is wide variation among regions in the average price of houses and the rate of change.