| Subject: | Young people |
| Topic: | Young people and housing |
| Year: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
A study examined the requirements for supported and sub-market independent accommodation (social housing and private rented accommodation with housing benefit) for young people aged 16-24. It examined the existing situation and projections for 2021. The overall shortfall was estimated to be 140,344 units, rising to 146,696 by 2021.
Source: Anna Clarke and Gemma Burgess, Mapping the Number of Extra Housing Units Needed for Young People, Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (University of Cambridge)
Date: 2012-Dec
A report said that homelessness in all its forms was continuing to rise in England. Cuts to housing benefit, combined with the continuing economic downturn, were making more people vulnerable to homelessness. It said that there was much worse to come, particularly for young people and families with children.
Source: Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Hal Pawson, Glen Bramley, and Steve Wilcox, The Homelessness Monitor: Great Britain 2012, Crisis
Links: Report | Crisis press release | York University press release | Guardian report | Inside Housing report
Date: 2012-Dec
A survey found that reduced benefits for young people were increasing their chances of becoming homeless. 65 per cent of local authorities reported a negative impact on the ability of young people to access private rented accommodation due to the extension of the shared accommodation rate to people under 35. Almost one-half of local authorities reported that capping the housing allowance for young people had had a similar impact.
Source: Young & Homeless 2012, Homeless Link
Links: Report | Homeless Link press release | Depaul UK press release
Date: 2012-Dec
A study found that fewer than 2 per cent of shared rental properties in large cities were available to single people aged under 35 on benefits. It warned of a 'desperate' shortage of housing, particularly for those on benefits, that would see more people becoming homeless.
Source: Ben Sanders and Ligia Teixeira, No Room Available: Study of the availability of shared accommodation, Crisis
Links: Report | Crisis press release | Inside Housing report
Date: 2012-Dec
A think-tank report examined the social impacts of the undersupply of housing on young people, in areas such as life aspirations, starting a family, professional ambitions, relationships with parents and partners, security and control, and community belonging. There was a need to build more homes, but this was not a sufficient solution. New ways were needed to create pathways towards home-ownership for young people. Reforms were also needed to the private rented sector, in which more and more young people found themselves for an extended phase of their lives.
Source: Jenny Pennington, Dalia Ben-Galim, and Graeme Cooke, No Place to Call Home: The social impacts of housing undersupply on young people, Institute for Public Policy Research
Links: Report | IPPR press release | Guardian report | Inside Housing report
Date: 2012-Dec
Date: 2012-Oct
A study examined what young homeless people thought about the imagery, language, and presentation of people like them used in appeals for charitable donations. Pictures of bedraggled homeless people were a cause of widespread irritation: but campaigns using pictures of groomed and cheerful people also came in for criticism for being 'staged'.
Source: Beth Breeze and Jon Dean, User Views of Fundraising: A study of charitable beneficiaries opinions of their representation in appeals, Alliance Publishing Trust
Links: Report | Guardian report
Date: 2012-Aug
An article said that young people were increasingly being excluded from accessing the housing ladder: many were remaining in the parental home for longer, and even when they were ready to 'fly the nest' they faced significant challenges in accessing mortgage finance. This had created a source of inter-generational conflict between 'housing poor' young people and their 'housing rich' elders. There was a need to look beyond the immediate housing market issues and consider how housing policy interacted with broader social, economic, and demographic shifts; and how it was intimately connected to debates about welfare.
Source: Kim McKee, 'Young people, homeownership and future welfare', Housing Studies, Volume 27 Number 6
Links: Abstract
Date: 2012-Aug