FHSS age demographics

Data relating to the FHSS age demographics.

Last updated 14 October 2025

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 2024-2025

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

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