David Kingman looks at some new data from the ONS on the level of household saving among young adults
Tag: Young people
Turning 18 in 2018: the Zenennial Generation
Turning 18 in 2018, and turning 18 in the year 2000 – new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show there are some significant differences. IF researcher Holly Metcalf explains
Is Greece still the worst EU country to be a young person?
As the Greek economy reaches the crucial moment marking the end of its third (and hopefully final) bailout programme, David Kingman looks at whether the position of its young people has improved
New IF research shows that young adults’ wellbeing has fallen by 10% since mid-1990s
David Kingman gives an overview of the findings of IF’s latest research project, which looks at how the wellbeing of young adults has changed over the last two decades
Are today’s young people really “Generation Sensible”?
David Kingman has a look at the evidence surrounding the “Generation Sensible” narrative about young people
Renters have lowest wellbeing of any housing tenure, ONS finds
David Kingman provides a guide to the latest ONS research into inequalities in personal wellbeing, and looks at what it could mean for today’s young adults
Products of their times? Intergenerational divides in social attitudes
IF’s Rakib Ehsan summarises the important intergenerational findings of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA 35). As well as there being clear intergenerational divides in regard to party support and support for EU membership, there is evidence of an “attitudes chasm” between the oldest and youngest cohorts of Britain’s voting-age population over welfare provision… Read more »
Health Foundation: Listening to our future
Chloe Wall, IF researcher, summarises the findings of the Health Foundation’s new report into the future of young people’s health
The Great Political Divide: Britain’s Young and Old
IF’s Rakib Ehsan summarises the findings of the most recent face-to-face British Election Study survey, which further develops the image of Britain’s younger people being more progressive and outward-looking in their general view of the UK’s place in the international system
Rental and workforce reform is urgently needed now… or everyone will pay
Emily Horton, Assistant Political Editor of The London Student, sees looming storm clouds as the growing rental sector combines with the gig economy to bar many people from homeownership for life – which has profound implications for the nation as a whole