Half of babies born to families renting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-47723672Poor people have babies that they cannot afford knowing they have an item that causes housing and other benefits to flow.The status of having a baby is also a factor...just joining the crowd, they don't know why they just do.
When do we want it we want it NOW, phone contract sky tv holidays branded clothes and takeaways
Young people can't afford a mansion in Shoreditch, with grounds, stables, a swimming pool and couple of tennis courts.
The economy is obviously broken
Why, under Labour they could afford all that for less than 50p a decade
I used to live in north london. Lived there 15 years. Now moved to Bedfordshire. Couldnt live there anymore as rent is skyrocketed. Too many eastern europeans moved to the area n the landlords put the price up. I drive 55 miles everyday to work. Cannot afford to have children. I feel sorry for let of people. Im not racist. This is reality.
If you can't afford to rent / buy a house in your area then move. Someone commented saying rent is £1500 a month. Yet my house is a nice 3 bed in Swindon which you can rent for £850 a month.
You can get much cheaper if you need it to be.
Why is family defined in the pic above as just a mom & child?
More BBC narrative rubbish which will probably be replaced by a mixed race couple at some point later today.!
So.
If this is an issue then why are these 'families' having kids, where is the personal responsibility? Doesn't appear to be an issue across the precious EU where far more people rent.
Just more lefty class warfare rubbish.
All that is missing from this propaganda report off the BBC is......."it's all the fault of Brexit".
I am 38 and a homeowner. In order to achieve this I have forgone certain luxuries. Examples being, never had a new car, never had sky tv, never been on more than one holiday in a year (usually a cheap one too), I don't buy expensive clothes, don't have an iphone...... I could go on but hopefully made my point. If you want to own a house you have to make choices.
Who needs to buy or rent? Just be an ethnic, ex Syrian, one-legged, mentally disabled, transgender, lesbian, vegan, pacifist and identify as female when necessary.
You sure have to tick a lot of boxes on forms but the house comes for free…….
Is this article an observation or the usual bleat about 'social injustice' by the millenial SJW's that seem to inhabit BBC land these days?
A large majority of people will still be saving to buy a house precisely at the time they are thinking about having kids...late twenties, early thirties.
therefore a lot of kids will be born in rented houses.
'Conundrum' solved.
Most of Europe rent. It's the Conservatives in this country which have always championed the ability to own your own home. Labour has always opposed that. They'd rather you lived in a council home owned 'by the state'. You don't better yourself that way and everybody is equal. Whatever equal means.
All hail 'the state'...
Why is it that any time there's an issue that relates to a 'housing crisis' the knee jerk reaction is always 'We need more houses'?
A far more practical response would be 'We need fewer people.'
Its more concerning that 28% of new babies in England and Wales were born to foreign mothers. I suspect this fact plays a huge role in the pressure on housing.