A think tank claims one in six young people live in poor quality housing, often in the private rental sector.
The claim comes from the Resolution Foundation which uses data from a new YouGov survey of 10,122 adults to examine how people are coping with housing payments during the cost of living crisis, the extent of poor quality housing across the UK, and its impact on peoples’ health.
The report notes that renters are most likely to report that they have fallen behind on their housing costs over the past three months – with 15 per cent of social renters and 10 per cent of private renters in this position, compared to fewer than four per cent of mortgagors.