Scottish Household Survey 2019 - Summary Report

11 Tenure Among Older Households 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1999 40% 56% 72% 22% 4% 2009 2019 OWNER OCCUPIERS SOCIAL RENT PRIVATE RENT 2% In older households, where the highest earner is aged 60 or over, the proportion of households renting socially declined from 39% in 1999 to 22% in 2019. At the same time, there was a substantial increase in the proportion of owner occupiers among older households, from 56% in 1999 to 72% in 2019. The proportion of older households that bought their home with the help of a loan or mortgage dropped from 10% to 6%. Making up a big proportion of owner- occupiers, older households who owned their home outright rose from 46% in 1999 to 66% in 2019 Scottish Household Survey Twenty Years of Scotland’s People: Summary Report Help Shape Scotland