Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

Housing cost overburden rate (0-17)

Indicator name Housing cost overburden rate (0-17)
Code IC-S5
Periodicity Annual
Detailed definition Percentage of the population living in a household where total housing costs (net of housing allowances) represent more than 40% of the total disposable household income (net of housing allowances)
Breakdowns Age (0-17, 0-5, 6-11, 12-17) Poverty status (above or below the at-risk-of- poverty threshold)
Comments/ Policy relevance Comparison with the working-age population (18-64) and the elderly population (65+) is recommended
Source Eurostat – EU-SILC
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