Young People Urged To Share Housing Experiences

Issues and barriers faced by young people trying to find housing across Harborough is the subject of a new survey.

The District Council hopes the consultation, aimed at 16 to 34-year-olds, will help it better understand the needs of those in that age group and will shape future work to help them.

It will also feed into the Council’s Young Person Strategy, currently being developed for the same age group.

Cllr Simon Whelband, Harborough District Council’s Cabinet lead on housing, said: “We know there is a need for more single-person, one-bed accommodation and we also know that the average age for buying a house is now 34, but a better understanding of the wider needs of young people is crucial when we develop our future approach to affordable housing, affordable rentals, Help To Buy Schemes and other ways we can assist young people in their search for a home.”

People are encouraged to have their say from 1 March 2022 to 31 March 2022 at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Housing_In_Harborough

The Council says it has an excellent record in providing affordable housing to help young people find a property within their budget, and in the last month, the Council and partners unveiled a 100% affordable housing development at Sturgis Road, Market Harborough, and work has begun on another affordable housing site in Tymecrosse Gardens, Market Harborough.