| Subject: | Young people |
| Topic: | Young people and housing |
| Year: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
An article examined the occurrence and determinants of young people returning to live at the parental home. It said that the decision to return coincided with turning points in an individual's life course, such as leaving full-time education, unemployment, or partnership dissolution.
Source: Juliet Stone, Ann Berrington, and Jane Falkingham, 'Gender, turning points, and boomerangs: returning home in young adulthood in Great Britain', Demography, Online first
Links: Abstract | University of Southampton press release
Date: 2013-Nov
The Scottish Government issued guidelines to assist local authorities and their community planning partners in the development and implementation of local 'housing options protocols for care leavers'.
Source: Housing Options Protocols for Care Leavers: Guidance for corporate parents – improving housing and accommodation outcomes for Scotland s care leavers, Scottish Government
Links: Guidelines | Summary
Date: 2013-Oct
An article examined the housing transitions, careers, and aspirations of working-class young men.
Source: Steven Roberts, 'Youth studies, housing transitions and the "missing middle": time for a rethink?', Sociological Research Online, Volume 18 Issue 3
Links: Article
Date: 2013-Sep
A report examined the causes of homelessness among young people aged 16-17, its long-term impact on them, and whether they were being effectively looked after and safeguarded by local authorities. Many young people were not being properly housed or assessed by local councils, potentially putting them at risk.
Source: No Excuses: Preventing homelessness for the next generation, Homeless Link
Links: Report | Homeless Link press release | Centrepoint press release | Depaul UK press release | YMCA press release | Inside Housing report
Date: 2013-Jun
A report said that families in England wanting to buy their first home could face a wait of more than a decade before they could get themselves on the property ladder. Single people might need to wait 14 years on average. The shortage of new affordable homes and rising house prices meant that the prospect of home-ownership was slipping away from many young people. Instead, they were often left either living with their parents or spending years in the unstable private rented sector.
Source: Daniel Lindsay and Fionnuala Earley, A Home of Their Own, Shelter
Links: Report | Technical note | Shelter press release | BBC report | Guardian report | Inside Housing report
Date: 2013-Jun
A report said that many local council protocols in England failed to clearly indicate (as required by law) that social services were the lead authority for homeless young people aged 16 and 17. It also said that 7 per cent of local councils advocated the use of bed and breakfast accommodation for this age group 'as a matter of course'.
Source: Supporting Homeless 16 and 17 Year Olds, Law Centres Network
Links: Report | LCN press release | Inside Housing report
Date: 2013-Mar
A paper examined the importance of parental resources and parental family structure on the likelihood of young adults aged 18-24 returning to the parental home following an initial departure. Although parental background and circumstances could contribute to young adults' propensity to return home, this was far outweighed by the impact of the individual-level characteristics of the young adults themselves.
Source: Ann Berrington, Juliet Stone, and Jane Falkingham, The Impact of Parental Characteristics and Contextual Effects on Returns to the Parental Home in Britain, Working Paper 29, Centre for Population Change
Links: Paper
Date: 2013-Jan