Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill: equalities impact assessment

Accessing rights

A key finding from the RentBetter research highlights tenant’s on low incomes general lack of awareness around private rented sector rights and protections^[29]. It is particularly important that we reach seldom heard audiences who are less likely to know their rights or might know their rights but feel unable to exercise them.

To mitigate potential impacts, we are therefore including ‘Renting Rights’ as part of the Cost of Living Crisis campaign which outlines what the Government is doing to help the public deal with the cost of living crisis. Raising awareness of the rent adjudication process could directly help more people successfully challenge rent increases and prevent their cost of living rising beyond what they can afford, as well as helping to prevent unlawful evictions.