Most adults delaying marriage and kids due to housing crisis, survey by Catholic agency finds – The Irish Times

According to a survey by Accord, 84% of couples in Ireland are delaying marriage and starting a family due to the housing crisis, with women more affected than men. The lack of housing supply has caused 60% of participants to postpone having children and 48% to delay marriage, leading to a decrease in couples attending marriage preparation courses and a decline in the number of marriages and births in the country. These findings highlight the serious social implications of the housing crisis on young people’s aspirations for family life.

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