In the UK, where accommodation costs are 44% higher than the western European average, and younger people are disproportionately trapped in low-quality homes, policies to support those in housing need are a pressing priority.
The greatly increased difficulty for young adults of either buying a home or finding a long-term, affordable tenancy is both a generational and socioeconomic injustice, and a serious political problem.
Making people more secure, so that disappointment and grievance do not make them easy targets for rightwing populists, is a vital task for social democratic parties everywhere.
Sir Keir Starmer’s government knows this and hopes its commitment to build 1.5m new homes will shore up support among voters.
The lack of affordable homes to buy and rent is a serious injustice.
