The UK housing shortage is causing a growing number of young people to move back home with their parents , according to a report from Civitas . ‘A genuine renaissance in council housebuilding would not only boost housing supply, but increase affordability and the number of people able to get on the housing ladder. The thinktank found that 26 % of 18 to 24 - olds were living with their parents in 2017 , compared with 19 % in 1998 . The report concluded that the figures reflected how unaffordable housing was to many young people .
The UK housing shortage is causing a growing number of young people to move back home with their parents , according to a report from Civitas . The thinktank found that 26 % of 18 to 24 - olds were living with their parents in 2017 , compared with 19 % in 1998 . The report concluded that the figures reflected how unaffordable housing was to many young people .