We at the Intergenerational Foundation have been supportive of Votes for 16- and 17-year-olds for a long time. We hope you will join us in celebrating the new government’s manifesto pledge to extend the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds in all elections. Giving the right to vote to young people aged 16 and 17 is… Read more »
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Build the homes we need
Housing is the most visible form of intergenerational unfairness in the UK today. While older generations were able to buy houses when prices were low and have seen those values explode, today’s younger generations face house prices of more than 12 times average incomes in London and over 7 times average incomes outside London. It… Read more »
Student debt
Cost-of-living crisis forgotten Students are suffering from a cost-of-living crisis as much as the rest of the population yet they have been forgotten by policymakers. While fees have been frozen at £9,250, student maintenance loans have risen by just 2.5% in 2024/25 after a derisory 2.8% in 2023/24, which is well below the current rate… Read more »
Parents Against Student Debt
Since 2012, students have had to swallow eye-watering tuition fees and sky-high interest rates on their loans, leaving many of them with around £50,000 of debt that they will have to pay back over the next 30 years. From September 2023, the loan term has been extended by another decade for 40 years. That means… Read more »
A climate plea for future generations
There can be nothing more vital and pressing than preserving the health and sustainability of our planet. We have a collective responsibility to pass on a healthy planet to the generations who inherit the world after we are gone. We are in serious danger now of failing to fulfil that responsibility. We know about the… Read more »