Private rents are now unaffordable in 55% of local authorities in England, the housing charity Shelter has said.
Homes in these areas cost more than 35% of median average local take-home pay - the level considered unaffordable by Shelter's Private Rent Watch report.
The charity said 38% of families with children who rent privately have cut back on buying food to help pay rent.
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