1 in 10 have to live with parents
Almost one in ten people aged between 20 and 40 – equivalent to 1.6 million people - are living with their parents because they can’t afford to rent or buy a home according to a YouGov poll for Shelter.
Shelter poll reveals challenges facing 'boomerang generation'
The findings also reveal that 22 is considered the ideal age for young people to move out of their family home.
But with almost a third of first-time-buyers aged over 35, young people face years of private renting or living with their parents before they can hope to get on the property ladder.
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