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The role of family help in the housing decisions of young-people

Pickvance, Chris, Pickvance, Katy (1995) The role of family help in the housing decisions of young-people. Sociological Review, 43 (1). pp. 123-149. ISSN 0038-0261. (doi:10.1111/j.1467-954x.1995.tb02481.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:19452)

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Abstract

Recent debates about flows of help within the family have indicated considerable diversity according to the type of help (money, services), and ages and gender of those involved, and have shown that values are only a partial guide to the scale of such flows. This paper focuses on a particular occasion for help, young people's housing, and a particular region, South-East England, where one would expect family financial help to be high given the capacity to help of older generations (due to higher average incomes and wealth) and the affordability problems faced by young people. It is shown that contrary to hypothesis only 12% of a sample of young people had received financial help for housing purposes since they had left home, less than found in previous studies with different samples. The amounts involved were less than young people believed their parents could afford. The role of inheritance was also found to be minor. The results from the different studies are explained as due to changes in the housing market, changing values regarding financial help and differences among the samples. Intensive re-interviews with three households from very different backgrounds are used to show the different ways in which family help operates.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/j.1467-954x.1995.tb02481.x
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: O.O. Odanye
Date Deposited: 27 May 2009 14:54 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2023 11:31 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19452 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Pickvance, Chris.

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