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Young adults being priced out of Jewish areas, says housing association

Cost of housing is a threat to Britain's Jewish communities, according to Industrial Dwellings Society

December 25, 2018 13:17
Researchers found few large Jewish communities in areas with modestly-priced housing (Photo: Getty Images)
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The high cost of housing in London is threatening to put centres of Jewish life beyond the pocket of many in the community, one of the oldest Jewish housing associations has warned.

The Industrial Dwellings Society (IDS) wants Jewish organisations to consider investing more in social housing to help groups unable to buy a home in many parts of the capital.

Micah Gold, an external adviser to IDS who presented new research on housing needs at Limmud, warned that young adults in particular are being “priced out” of Jewish areas.

The IDS has also found that elderly Jewish people, living alone or in couples, lone parents, workers in key areas such as nurses or teachers, and large Charedi families are also experiencing problems in finding suitable homes.