YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

274 7. The vast majority of young people report a good or very good un- derstanding with their parents (77% with father and 85% with mother). After 2010, the share of young people who get along very well with their parents increased significantly, but at the same time the share of young people who described their understanding with their parents as poor or unbearable also increased approxi- mately equally sharply. 8. Young people are reluctant to believe that older people are privi- leged compared to younger people, or that (current) older people should give up their (current) advantages for the sake of younger people. Instead, they are more inclined to believe that the issue of welfare is a systemic problem and to perceive both the young and the older people as disadvantaged. On the basis of these findings, the following key orientations for youth policy appear to be relevant: 1. Since young people are becoming more and more distanced from the support of their primary families (although this support still remains crucial), state policies should focus on increasing support in youth transitions to adulthood. This should include mainly measures that focus on strengthening finances and access to edu- cation, helping young people to get stable employment, and im- proving young people’s access to housing. 2. Institutionalised contacts between young and older people should be promoted by integrating the principles of intergenerational co- operation in the design and implementation of public policies at all levels (local, national, transnational) (e.g. minister responsible for intergenerational dialogue, intergenerational coordinators, in- tergenerational councils, ombudsman for future generations, etc.). 3. The intergenerational perspective needs to be nurtured through various measures to inform and educate society as a whole about the meaning, message, and logic behind an intergenerational ap- proach to social affairs (e.g. awareness-raising programmes and projects on the importance of intergenerational dialogue).