UK teens believe they will have harder lives than their parents, research finds

Survey for Barnardo’s finds 14- to 17-year-olds paint a bleak picture of their futures, with money and climate worries at the fore

British teenagers believe their generation will have a worse life than their parents, according to new research.

Money, jobs and the climate crisis were named among the concerns of 1,001 teenagers aged 14 to 17 who were questioned by YouGov for the children’s charity Barnardo’s.