The latest Survey of Financial Security reveals that household balance sheet risks have increased and the burden of that risk is concentrated among individuals in the 35 to 44 age bracket. Enamoured by low interest rates and rapidly rising house prices, many younger people have taken on much larger debts than ever before. Consequently, the household sector is much more vulnerable to economic shocks, such as a drop in oil prices or a housing market correction.
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