Rent buys 98.7 percent of young workers in single-person apartments and 33 percent in shared homes

Spain’'s housing access crisis continues to push Spanish youth away from the possibility of leaving the family home. 2025’te youth emancipation rate Between the ages of 16 and 29, this rate is .5’e down; this is the lowest level since the beginning of comparable records,Spanish Youth Council’nin (CJE) Observatory for the Liberation of YouthAccording to the latest data from ’.

The report is (source in Spanish)Published on Friday, it states that a young employee will have to allocate Their net salary %the 98.7 ’siRenting a house in ’, Spain. Estimated average age to move from parental home It's already over 30’.

At the same time, it emphasizes that the difficulty of accessing the house is currently one of the main factors of the housing problem. SpainThe impoverishment of young people in ’: The risk of poverty among young people living in rental homes rises from 25.9% before paying for housing to 43% “.

CJE president Andrea Henry says leaving “ means getting poorer for young people. Henry, “The labor market and housing market have stopped speaking the same language for young people, ” warns.

According to ’'s figures, the average net salary of a teenager is approximately 1,190 euros per month,The average rent of a house reaches 1,176 euros. CJE warns that access to housing has become “, one of the main fault lines of inequality between generations.

The problem now affects not only the unemployed or those in situations of exclusion, but also some of the working young population, the agency says. “Even when most of the young people are working I can't live an independent life.The report includes ​​ statements without falling into precarity, excessive debt, or dependence on their families.

FILE – SpainProtest over housing crisis in ’, 2024.

Apartment sharing is also not affordable

Increasing housing costs also bring room rental and common arrangements as an alternative for those who cannot afford the cost of living alone. But the Youth Council also warns that sharing the same apartment does not guarantee affordable conditions in many cities. Your average salary %It's a 33.6’.

The report also underlines that financial support from families determines who can and cannot move. In a context where it is not possible to buy a housefor a large part of the young population.

The Youth Council of Spain calls for public measures to increase the supply of affordable housing and facilitate young people's access to reasonable accommodation. “The problem is structural and has serious consequences for the entire generation, ” warns.