FHSS age demographics

Data relating to the FHSS age demographics.

Last updated 6 October 2026

In all tables, the number of release requests has been rounded to the nearest 100.

Table 1: FHSS age demographics 2018–19
Age (years)	No. of release requests	Total release requests (%)
25 and under	500	11
26–30	1,400	34
31–35	1,200	28
36–40	600	16
41–45	300	7
46–50	100	3
51 and over	100	1

Table 2: FHSS age demographics 2019–20
Age (years)	No. of release requests	Total release requests (%)
25 and under	900	10
26–30	2,700	33
31–35	2,300	28
36–40	1,300	16
41–45	600	7
46–50	300	4
51 and over	200	2

Table 3: FHSS age demographics 2020–21
Age (years)	No. of release requests	Total release requests (%)
25 and under	1,100	9
26–30	3,700	31
31–35	3,400	28
36–40	2,100	17
41–45	1,000	8
46–50	500	4
51 and over	400	3

Table 4: FHSS age demographics 2021–22
Age (years)	No. of release requests	Total release requests (%)
25 and under	1,600	13
26–30	3,900	31
31–35	3,200	26
36–40	1,900	15
41–45	900	7
46–50	500	4
51 and over	500	4

Table 5: FHSS age demographics 2022–23
Age (years)	No. of release requests	Total release requests (%)
25 and under	1,600	12
26–30	3,700	28
31–35	3,400	26
36–40	2,200	17
41–45	1,100	8
46–50	600	4
51 and over	600	4

Table 6: FHSS age demographics 2023–24
Age (years)	No. of release requests	Total release requests (%)
25 and under	1,700	10
26–30	4,800	29
31–35	4,500	27
36–40	3,000	18
41–45	1,500	9
46–50	700	4
51 and over	700	4

Table 7: FHSS age demographics 2024-25
Age (years)	No. of release requests	Total release requests (%)
25 and under	1,700	9
26–30	5,200	29
31–35	4,800	26
36–40	3,100	17
41–45	1,700	9
46–50	800	4
51 and over	900	5

Table 8: FHSS age demographics 2025–26
Age (years)	No. of release requests	Total release requests (%)
25 and under	1,700	9
26–30	5,100	28
31–35	4,800	26
36–40	3,300	18
41–45	1,800	10
46–50	900	5
51 and over	800	4

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