"The housing crisis is affecting families in many ways this festive season, as record numbers remain in their parents' place, emigrate and face homelessness"
"Christmas is a holiday that we celebrate at home. The dining table and fireplace take centre stage. We watch movies on the couch, there's mulled wine and hot chocolate brewing on the hob, and on Christmas Eve we tuck ourselves into our beds and wait for Santa to visit."
"He lands with his reindeer on the roof above our heads, and in the morning we run down the stairs to see what he has brought."
The housing crisis is causing record numbers to remain in their parents' place, emigrate, or face homelessness during the festive season. Families are adjusting celebrations because of limited housing options, affordability pressures, and instability. Holiday rituals continue to center on the home: the dining table and fireplace take centre stage, film-watching on the couch, mulled wine and hot chocolate brewed on the hob, and the ritual of tucking into bed on Christmas Eve awaiting Santa. Housing insecurity reshapes who shares those domestic spaces and who can maintain customary seasonal comforts and privacy.
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