In addition to 18-24 year olds, 25-34 year olds are also growing (+3.6%), while those over 35 are decreasing (-19.5%), for a total of 1.26 million people over 25 years old. “The fate of adults who remain with their parents varies greatly. Some are satisfied with their housing conditions, especially when they are young”, but “when this situation drags on, it constitutes a major obstacle to their autonomy, especially when they are no longer students, working or even already living as a couple» , underlines the study, which is based on the latest “National Housing Survey” of 2020.
Young employees
This phenomenon reflects above all “the greater number of young people in France, children of the baby boom of 2000 who are gradually arriving at adulthood”, recognizes the FAP. But it is also a “further signal (…) of the seriousness of the youth housing crisis”, he continues, calling for “more proactive housing policies, in particular towards young people in precarious employment”. In addition to 2.4 million students, 1.3 million young employees continue to live with their parents, which “may reflect wages that are too low and rent levels that are too high or social housing that is too rare for them to live together”, according to the Foundation.