Conceptualising the Contemporary Role of Housing in the Transition to Adult Life in England

Janet Ford, Julie Rugg and Roger Burrows
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Janet Ford: Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK, jrf3@york.ac.uk
Julie Rugg: Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK, jr10@york.ac.uk
Roger Burrows: Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK, rjb7@york.ac.uk

Urban Studies, 2002, vol. 39, issue 13, 2455-2467

Abstract: This paper uses both survey and qualitative panel data collected from five different case-study areas in England in order to offer a conceptualisation of the contemporary role that housing is playing in the transition to adult life. The data suggest that the types of housing pathway that young people follow are a function of differences in the combination and intensity of three main factors: the ability of young people to plan for and control their entry to independent living; the extent and form of constraints that characterise their access to housing; and the degree of family support available to them. Based around these three dimensions (each of which is a continuum), the following ideal typical pathways can be identified: a chaotic pathway, an unplanned pathway, a constrained pathway, a planned (non-student) pathway and a student pathway.

Date: 2002
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