Housing costs hitting young workers the hardest

Nov 18, 2014 12:21 PM

On Saturday our director Alex spoke at the Trade Union Congress's Big Youth Debate, where he outlined the findings of a joint survey of 18-35 year olds that Generation Rent conducted with the TUC. We found that most young renters are living in unaffordable housing, while a third of young mortgage holders are being stretched.

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The full details are below:

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Graphic by Melissa Wilson Craw