Foundational challenges: The housing struggles of Europe’s youth
Marie Hyland (European Union)
Sanna Nivakoski (European Union)
Claudia Peroni (European Union)
Hans Dubois (European Union)
Eszter Sandor (European Union)
Larissa Schulte-Brochterbeck (European Union)
Selim Banabak (Technische Universität Wien)
Franziska Sielker (Technische Universität Wien)
Joris Hoekstra (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
Europe faces a housing affordability crisis that impacts all age groups, with particularly pronounced implications for young people. For them, the crisis may have far-reaching consequences, affecting educational and employment opportunities, household composition and formation, and current and future well-being. This report examines the housing situation of the EU population, with a specific focus on young people. It shows that, across several metrics, young people generally experience the housing crisis more acutely than older cohorts. Young people looking for housing in urban centres and popular tourist destinations face particularly significant challenges. Survey data suggest that the housing crisis is impeding household formation, with many young adults living in the parental home when they would prefer to live independently or with a partner. The report also highlights various types of policies that have been put in place to address housing affordability challenges.