Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

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Housing Solution for Vulnerable Young People

All across Europe, the under-30s have been particularly affected by the budget cuts and austerity policies of the last few years. So-called stay-at-home policies have proliferated in some European countries (the United Kingdom1, Germany, Denmark2, and the Netherlands), on the pretext that the social welfare systems are too generous to young people and that it is the parents’ responsibility to ensure their child’s transition to independence. Housing discrimination based on age or income is very commonly experienced by young people. A worrying number of young people in Europe are excluded from the housing market or are inadequately housed.

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