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Almost two million young workers in the U.K. have to with their parents because they cannot a house or a room. Newspapers in Britain call them the "clipped wing generation" because they are like birds who have had their wings . House prices in the U.K. now so high that many young people cannot afford to one. This means a quarter of young adults have to live with their parents or grandparents. A poll that 48 per cent of the people said the biggest problem housing costs. Britain a long history of young people moving away from the family home when they start working. Rising house prices is now this more and more difficult to do.

A 32-year-old woman said she has been money for over ten years to pay the deposit for a new apartment. She said it was very difficult because the more she , the more house prices go up. She is worried about the future if she can't buy her own home. She reporters why she didn't want to the family home and rent, saying: "If I out now, the reality I'll be stuck expensive rents for the rest of my life….The thought that I'm to be living like a teenager into my late 30s or even 40s is really disheartening." A charity for homeless people said Britain's government to build more homes and them at a price that is low enough for younger people.


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