Cost of housing not the real reason for falling fertility rates

Cost of housing not the real reason for falling fertility rates

While the cost of housing is frequently cited as a reason for delayed family formation and having children, the evidence does not strongly support this claim, according to a new study from the Policy Exchange think tank in the UK, which mentions Ireland, among other countries. A brand new Amarach survey commissioned by Accord, the Catholic marriage care service, finds that “84pc of adults in Ireland say that the housing crisis is causing some co…