The housing crisis is reshaping youth identity.
Instead of planning futures, many young people are calculating survival.
They move back home, share rooms, delay relationships, postpone career decisions, or give up on dreams of independence entirely.
Inflation has turned groceries, transportation, bills, and basic necessities into financial stressors.
Even full-time work doesn’t guarantee stability. This creates a constant emotional burden — a sense of failure that doesn’t belong to youth but to broken systems.
Youth organizations help by offering community support, financial literacy workshops, and spaces where young people can share their struggles without shame.
But systemic change is needed.
Young people deserve a future that isn’t consumed by rent!
This isn’t just an economic crisis. It’s a crisis of dignity, opportunity, and hope.