Recent increase in UK home ownership among younger adults has closed less of the generational gap than in the US

Proportion of households owning a home, at age 30-34, by year

UK

US

80%

60

40

20

0

1979

86

91

94

95

00

04

07

10

13

16

19

21

UK

US

80%

60

40

20

0

1979

1986

1991

1994

1995

2000

2004

2007

2010

2013

2016

2019

2021

Guardian graphic. Source: Resolution Foundation analysis of Luxembourg Income Study (US) and DWP, Family Resources Survey for UK 2021.