If you are aged 16 to 25, the world can feel heavy right now.
Housing feels out of reach for many. Jobs can feel insecure or poorly paid. The cost of living keeps rising. And too often, politics feels distant or irrelevant to the real pressures young people face every day.
Yet these years matter. Decisions made now shape whether young people stay, leave, thrive, or feel pushed out altogether.
That is why I am launching a short survey for 16 to 25 year olds living, working, or studying locally. It is about housing, jobs, opportunity, and whether politics and civic life feel relevant at all.
Too often, conversations about young people happen without young people in the room. This survey is a chance to change that.
What the survey covers
The survey asks simple, honest questions about:
- Housing affordability and availability
- Jobs, skills, and career prospects
- Cost of living pressures
- Hopes and worries about the future
- Whether politics and local decision making feel relevant
It takes around five minutes to complete and is completely anonymous.
There are no right or wrong answers. Only real experiences.
I want to hear your views
If you are aged 16 to 25, I would really encourage you to take part.
If you are a parent, teacher, employer, or community group, please share the survey with young people you know.
The results will be shared openly and anonymously.