THE NUMBER OF households in Britain is expected to rise by almost a quarter over the next 20 years, the government said yesterday, an increase which is likely to put further strain on the country's limited supply of housing, reports The Guardian .
According to the paper, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) raised projections made in 2002 by about 10% and said the main driver would be an increased number of people living on their own due to divorce or living longer at home in old age once a spouse had died. It said the number of households would rise from 20.9m in 2003 to 25.7m by 2026, an annual increase of 209,000, of which 150,000 would be due to a higher number of single people living alone. Of that 150,000 rise, almost all will be among the over 35s and a third among the over 65s. About 60% of the expected rise wil...
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