The Demography Prize 2019 offers a share of €10,000 for the best essays on the housing crisis, plus the possibility of publication in the Intergenerational Justice Review. Antony Mason gives the details
Category: Housing
New ONS research shows how “milestones” of adulthood are changing for the Millennial generation
Adulthood has traditionally been marked by the achievement of a series of milestones, such as getting a job, owning a home and starting a family. But are Millennials achieving these milestones at later ages than previous generations? David Kingman examines the latest evidence
BBC News ranks Islington as the best place to be a young person in the UK
A new index from the BBC has attempted to identify the best places to be a young adult in the UK. What does that really mean, asks David Kingman, IF’s Senior Researcher, and does it raise some further questions about how we measure people’s quality of life?
Five key messages from the latest English Housing Survey data
The initial findings from the 2017 to 2018 edition of the English Housing Survey were released last week, one of the UK’s best sources of data on housing-related matters. David Kingman reports on some of its key messages in relation to young adults and housing
What happens if we do nothing about young people’s mental health?
MENTAL HEALTH BLOG WEEK. A growing concern about young people’s mental health prompted this question. Sophie Corlett, Director of External Relations at the mental health charity Mind, responds, and signals that much yet needs to be done
New data highlight the scale of the housebuilding challenge
David Kingman takes a look at the most recent statistics on housebuilding in England, and argues that it contains a mixed picture
More households – but is more housing the only solution?
IF researcher Holly Metcalf looks at the complexities of housing supply against the prediction of a growth in the number of households – a situation that calls for carefully-tailored government action
Housing crisis will persist for years, say MPs
David Kingman looks at the bleak findings of the Public Accounts Select Committee’s inquiry into the housing market
18–21 year olds to lose entitlement to housing support
David Kingman reports on the forthcoming change to housing support for young people
More evidence that the housing crisis is widening the gap between rich and poor
David Kingman looks at recent research which suggests that first-time buyers with wealthier parents are disproportionately getting on the housing ladder