NI Renters Spend Large Share of Income on Housing Costs, Especially Low-Income Households
- Typical NI household spent 25% of income on private rent last year
- Low-income households spent over a third of income on rent
- NI rents slightly less affordable than poorer parts of Wales and England
- London was by far the least affordable region for renters
- High-income households in NI spent under 22% on rent; low-income over 32%