The 'boomerang generation' in numbers

The Shelter poll of 5,379 adults has revealed the impact living at home as an adult is having on the so-called boomerang generation:

• Almost two thirds (59%) say that developing new relationships is harder because of their living situation
• Over a third (35%) of adults living at home felt embarrassed to admit they have moved back in with their parents
• Nearly a quarter (24%) said their relationship with their parents had deteriorated

• Nearly half of parents (44%) are concerned that living at home is holding their children back
• Over two thirds (39%) said they still have to do a big family food shop and nearly one in five (19%) said the cost of having their children living with them meant they had less to spend on holidays

• But almost the same proportion (18%) said financial contributions from their children brought household costs down
• Over one in 10 (12%) adults said it put a strain on their relationship with their partner was strained as a result