*(1) BASED ON 27.8 MILLION UK HOUSEHOLDS (ONS). (2) BASED ON 27.8 MILLION UK HOUSEHOLDS (ONS) AND 4.5% OF HOUSEHOLDS WHO SAID AN OLDER RELATIVE LIVED WITHIN THEIR HOME, ACCORDING TO THE AVIVA HOW WE LIVE STUDY].
Multi-generational living isn’t a new idea, but it’s a growing trend in the UK. At the end of 2020 a third of UK households were multi-generational, mainly due to adult children still living at home. This statistic is from How We Live, a survey of 4,000 adults across the UK by insurance company Aviva, which found that 34% of respondents were living in multi-generational homes, equivalent to 9million homes (1) . Multi-generational households with older relatives appeared lower in the results, around 14% of respondents, suggesting 1.28million homes , but that compares to a similar study by Aviva back in 2016 that found they accounted for only 9%, so there’s been a marked increase.