Opinion

Newton Emerson: Why do our young people not want to leave home?

Northern Ireland has by far the cheapest housing in the UK, yet we have the highest proportion of young adults living in the parental home

Newton Emerson

Newton Emerson

Newton Emerson writes a twice-weekly column for The Irish News and is a regular commentator on current affairs on radio and television.

You're safe as long as we're around
A quarter of 25 to 34-year-olds in Northern Ireland are still living in the family home (PeopleImages/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
By Newton Emerson