Cost of Living Crisis: 67,000 UK Tenants Two Months Behind on Rent

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cost-living-crisis-67000-uk-tenants-two-months-behind-rent-1432225

In the UK many tenants have recently fallen behind on their rent payments. The second quarter had 27,784 people who were two months behind on their rent payments according to a survey conducted by Tenant Arrears Trackers. The third quarter had a record 67,000 people who are two months behind on rent payments. The number of tenants facing eviction rose 11 percent during the third quarter as well. The article blames the high numbers of people missing payments on debt and the low wages in the UK. 

It appears that the UK is facing similar problems as the United States. Although in the US these problems are commonly blamed on the slow economy and the unemployment rate. In the UK and the US there is a noted sense that people are underemployed and should try to find higher paying jobs. Many people in the US have also fallen on hard times and have had to use credit cards to survive, which leads to a mountain of debt. I think both the US and the UK are having similar problems do to the economy.