Survey: 25% of teens say recession increasing tensions at home

A SURVEY of the effects of the recession on teenagers has found more than a quarter believe money worries are causing more tension in the home.

As a result of financial pressures, nearly four in 10 teens said there was now a general limit on household spending and more than half said their families were having to cut back on luxuries.

However despite money being tight, very few teenagers (less than one in 10) believed the recession was impacting on either their own or their family’s happiness.