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 .
The UK housing shortage is causing a growing number of young adults to move back home with their parents, according to a report from Civitas. The thinktank found that 26% of 20 to 34-year-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.