Housing Crisis ‘Stops Nearly Two Million From Having Children’

Housing stress is potentially stopping nearly two million people from having children, a report from the Affordable Housing Commission (AHC) has revealed. The report is based on a poll showing 13% of UK adults under the age of 45 in a couple have delayed or not had children due to their housing situation – potentially affecting 1.8m people nationally. Generation Rent says the poll finding should further pressure the government to make provision in the budget for investment in new council homes. Read more on 24housing.

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