ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the methodology and the indicator used. It analyses the link between welfare states and generational inequalities in terms of housing. The chapter explains the main differences in the housing systems in both countries. It explores the link between housing tenure forms and generational inequalities. The chapter deals with the articulation between housing constraint and generational inequalities. In 2000, housing, common law, and basic good became an inferior good since the share of housing expenditure in household budgets increases when income decreases. The French housing benefits are not specific to the rental sector as is the case in the United Kingdom (UK). In the UK, the receipt of the allowance is connected to individual income, whereas it is linked to the household income in France. Between France and the United Kingdom, tenure distributions are very different. In 2005, in France, the home ownership rate was about 61.7 percent and 24.6 percent of them were homebuyers.
