Over half of private UK renters have no protection

The provider surveyed 4,043 UK adults, including 1,000 self-employed workers and 1,000 private renters - those who rent private housing as their main residence. According to the research, the average period that people have taken off due to illness or injury was nearly five months. However, separate research from Scottish Widows earlier this year found that 9% of people could last one month if they were to financially support themselves and their households if they were unable to work for an extended period. There are approximately 15.8 million people privately renting in the UK, acco...