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40% of UK 25-year-olds live at home as wages stall

7/29/2026

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  • The Institute for Fiscal Studies found that more than 40% of 25-year-olds in the United Kingdom now live with their parents.
  • The analysis showed that wages for people in their 20s have stagnated.
  • It also reported that employment rates for that age group have fallen.
  • Researchers compared key housing, employment and wealth metrics for 25-year-olds back to the early 1980s.