The House of Lords Committee on Intergenerational Fairness will
next week take evidence from the Building Society Association and
leading think tanks as it considers the impact of the Government’s
housing policy on intergenerational fairness.
The Committee will also hear evidence from Age UK and
the British Youth Council as it seeks evidence from organisations
and individuals from all age groups.
The evidence sessions will start at 11:40am
on Tuesday 20 November in Committee Room 4A of the House of
Lords. The witnesses giving evidence will
be:
11:40am
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Paul Broadhead, Head of
Mortgage Policy, Building Societies Association
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Professor Sue
Heath, Professor of Sociology, University of
Manchester
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Douglas McWilliams, Deputy
Chairman, Centre for Economics and Business Research
(Cebr)
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Nigel Keohane, Director of
Research, Social Market Foundation
12:30pm
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Caroline Abrahams, Charity
Director, Age UK
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Lewis Addlington-Lee, Deputy
Chair, British Youth Council
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Dr Eliza Filby, Visiting
Fellow, King’s College London
In the first session the questions will focus on the
role older generations play in financing the housing of their
relatives both in terms of saving for mortgage deposits and
regular support towards rent, the role of intergenerational
mortgage products and whether Government support for first time
buyers is doing enough to help less well-off
families.
The second session will focus on the role of
communities in helping different generations support each other,
how the Government can support greater cross generational
engagement and the role of taxation and the benefits system of
supporting intergenerational fairness.
