The study also found that private renters are worse off financially compared to people with different housing situations, with debt flagged as a key issue. One in three private renters have cut back on essential spending in the last 12 months, compared to one in four UK adults.

StepChange isn’t the only charity reporting on how the housing crisis is affecting renters, either. The Money Charity released data showing that renters are increasingly vulnerable to the cost-of-living crisis, with four advice agencies (Citizens Advice, StepChange, Debt Charity and Christians Against Poverty) all reporting that renters, private and social, are the largest cohort receiving advice.

Half of UK private renters are struggling to keep up with bills and credit commitments