Ashkeerat Singh was faced with a decision: Maintain his grades, or work enough hours to afford rent. Singh is part of a growing number of young adults living in the family home. More young adults living at homeStats New Zealand’s Housing in Aotearoa 2020 report, which drew on 2018 census data, found increasing numbers of young adults were living ‘as a child in a family nucleus’. Young adults aged between 19 and 22 all saw similar increases, with 18-year-olds seeing the largest jump. While living with the family is going well, Singh said having a 10-year-old brother around requires some of his attention.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2021 16:00 UTC