Will the younger generation be worse off than their parents?
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🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Is the younger generation going to end up worse off than their parents?
A new survey shows young people aged 18 to 29 say the events of 2026 have left them feeling particularly pessimistic about the future, and the number who believe they will be worse off than their parents has doubled in the past year.
Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce discuss whether the idea the next generation will have it better than previous ones is now bunkum.
Elsewhere, what do you want to see less of on the high street? And how can they improve?
A student loan interest cap kicks in later in the year... for some. Simon explains what it means.
And do you use a dodgy fire stick for watching TV, films or football? We discuss whether the net is closing in on their illegal use.
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Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane
Producer: Georgie Frost
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to This Is Money Podcast, sponsored by Trading 212. Download the Trading 212 app and open a cash |
| 0:08.5 | icer with promo code TIM to get the 12-month owner's promo rate at 4.51% terms apply. |
| 0:16.6 | I'm Georgie Frost and joining me and Simon Lambert today is Lee Boyoyce. And coming up, is the idea that each generation will be better off than the last over? |
| 0:26.3 | Two thirds of young people now think they'll be worse off than their parents. |
| 0:29.6 | Do you? |
| 0:30.4 | Meanwhile, Labour's student loan interest rate cap kicks in. |
| 0:33.8 | Who will it benefit, though? |
| 0:35.7 | Also today from vape shops to pricey parking, what do you want to |
| 0:40.1 | see less of on Britain's ailing high streets? Or indeed, more of. So many choices, Lee, so many |
| 0:46.2 | choices. And dodgy fire sticks, the police are cracking down. But how on earth do they know |
| 0:52.1 | you're using one? We reveal all. Don't forget. You're |
| 0:55.9 | step to say with all the latest breaking money news just go to this ismoney.com.uk or download the |
| 1:00.6 | app. But first, Britain's high streets have changed radically over the past couple of decades and |
| 1:07.6 | not always for the better. Buy-bye bank branches, big brands like Woolies, BHS and Staples, as we all head |
| 1:15.5 | online to shop. |
| 1:17.1 | Hello charity shops, vape stores, big coffee chains, pricey parking, the list goes on. |
| 1:23.4 | Fed up British shoppers and independent retailers have now revealed what they want to see less |
| 1:27.3 | of and more of on Britain's High Street. |
| 1:30.2 | Well, what did they say? And more importantly, what do you think? |
| 1:34.2 | Welcome, Simon, welcome Lee, Lee. |
| 1:36.4 | The not-so-great British High Street. |
| 1:40.0 | Just how has it changed? |
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