Lucky or Left Behind? The Gen Z Money Story

The Rest Is Politics

Thursday, 30 April 2026 - 19 minutes

Is Gen Z the most informed generation in history, or the most financially trapped? Is a university degree still worth it, or have we sent too many people to study the wrong things? Has Britain gone from a meritocracy to an inheritocracy, where the “Bank of Mum and Dad” are more essential than ever?

Vicky Spratt, Housing and Society Correspondent, investigates the Gen Z story and how bad are things really for young people? This week she is joined by generational historial Dr Eliza Filby.

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Hosted by: Vicky Spratt

Producer: India Dunkley

Social Producer: Celine Charles

Video Editor: Adam Thornton, Lorcan Moullier

Researcher: Olivia Taylor Hooper

Exec Producer: Tom Whiter

Editorial Director: Emily Kent Smith