David Kingman looks at whether a shift towards more of the population working from home might help or hinder young adults’ living standards and intergenerational fairness
Category: Housing
Are young adults at risk of being made homeless by COVID-19?
Research has indicated that young adults are one of the social groups who are most likely to see a fall in their living standards because of COVID-19. David Kingman looks at whether they are at especially high risk of being made homeless by the impacts of the virus on the UK economy
Room to breathe? How the COVID-19 lockdown highlights age inequalities in living space
The draconian social-distancing rules which are now in the place in the UK are forcing people to remain indoors most of the time, a restriction which is likely to be much harder to bear for young families living in overcrowded conditions, argues David Kingman At first glance, it could seem as though almost every household… Read more »
How could changes in home ownership affect the way Millennials live in retirement?
Millennials are significantly less likely to own their own homes as they enter middle age than previous generations were. David Kingman looks at how this trend could impact when and how Millennials will be able to retire
Coronavirus: Will job losses see another rise in the Boomerang Generation?
With social media forums filled with young freelancers starting to lose their livelihoods and worried about paying their rent, Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, looks at the wider implications should the government choose not to help young renters beyond lifting the threat of eviction
Millennials are spending more on life’s essentials than previous generations
David Kingman explains the findings from IF’s most recent major piece of research
IF Manifesto Audit 4: Housing
David Kingman looks at what the different party manifestos have to say about housing policy ahead of the 2019 UK General Election
Number of people aged 90 and over reaches a new high
Recent data released by the ONS demonstrate that the population of people aged 90 and over is still growing, although at a slower rate than observed in the previous year. IF Junior Researcher Melissa Bui explores what this means for younger generations
Housing crisis affects 8.4 million people in England, says new research
Measuring the number of people who are affected by the housing crisis is very complicated, for a variety of reasons. David Kingman looks at a new piece of research by the National Housing Federation which attempts to quantify the numbers
The Bank of Mum and Dad is one of the top mortgage lenders – and so it should be
According to a new study by Legal & General, the Bank of Mum and Dad is “one of the biggest mortgage lenders” in the UK. This finding has renewed concerns over whether parents will have adequate living standards in retirement. Melissa Bui, IF Junior Researcher, explains why, with the exception of poorer “lenders”, these types… Read more »
