Scottish Household Survey Key Findings

18 Household Tenure: Highest Earner Aged 16 to 34 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1999 32% 53% 38% 23% 38% 13% 2009 2019 OWNER OCCUPIERS SOCIAL RENT PRIVATE RENT 4 in 10 households whose highest income earner was between 16 and 34 lived in the private rented sector – a higher proportion than the average across all age groups. The proportion of this age group living in the private rented sector increased from 13% in 1999 to 41% in 2015. Following this, the proportion of private tenants in this age group fell slightly in 2018, and remained at a similar level of 38% in 2019. The proportion of owner occupier households where the highest income earner is 16 to 34 years old increased from 30% in 2014 to 38% in 2019. This was largely due to these households being able to access mortgages and loans. 1 in 6 adults in the private rented sector were in further or higher education Housing Help Shape Scotland