Overview

• 28 per cent of young adults say they are actively planning or seriously considering leaving the UK, and another 30 per cent have briefly contemplated emigrating.
• 65 per cent of respondents expect housing affordability to worsen over the next five years, citing supply shortages and rising costs as key factors.
• Nearly 29 per cent of young Labour voters report serious emigration intentions, underlining deep disillusionment even within the party’s base.
• Australia, the United States, Canada and Dubai rank as the most popular destinations, with digital nomad visas making overseas moves more accessible.
• Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Conservative MPs are urging tax cuts and expanded housing supply to halt a growing youth brain drain.