Social Disparities in Private Renting Amongst Young Families in England and Wales, 2001-2011

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ID12633829
AuthorsRory Coulter (0000-0002-0773-8919, University of Cambridge, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume34
Issue3
Pages297-322
Publication date2016-10-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHousing Theory and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1403-6096 • E-ISSN: 1651-2278
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14036096.2016.1242511
OpenAlexW4231824842
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited31

In Britain, the proportion of young families living in the private rented sector (PRS) has risen sharply in recent years. There is mounting concern that this trend could be particularly pronounced amongst less advantaged young families, who may be disproportionately channelled into relatively costly, insecure and lower quality accommodation in the PRS by growing difficulties accessing other tenures. In consequence, this paper uses the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study of England and Wales to compare how family structure and socio-economic characteristics shaped rates of private renting amongst young adults heading families in 2001 and 2011. The results show that social disparities generally increased during this period as private renting expanded most rapidly amongst some types of lone parent and amongst young adults heading couple families with a less advantaged class position. Increasing housing inequalities between young people may thus be as much a feature of “Generation Rent” as deepening divides between generations

Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Political science · Rental housing · Renting · Sociology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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