This statistic displays the proportion of households at risk of poverty in Europe and the United Kingdom (UK) that are overburdened by housing costs in 2012 and 2015. In Europe the percentage of households at risk of poverty overburdened by housing costs fell from 38.2 percent in 2012 to 26 percent in 2015.
Share of households at risk of poverty overburdened by housing costs in the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) 2012 and 2015
The source adds the following information: "According to Eurostat, a household is overburdened when total housing costs represent more than 40 percent of its disposable income ('net' of housing allowances)"
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National Housing Federation. (October 17, 2017). Share of households at risk of poverty overburdened by housing costs in the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) 2012 and 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763173/households-overburdened-by-housing-costs-at-risk-of-poverty/
National Housing Federation. "Share of households at risk of poverty overburdened by housing costs in the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) 2012 and 2015." Chart. October 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763173/households-overburdened-by-housing-costs-at-risk-of-poverty/
National Housing Federation. (2017). Share of households at risk of poverty overburdened by housing costs in the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) 2012 and 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763173/households-overburdened-by-housing-costs-at-risk-of-poverty/
National Housing Federation. "Share of Households at Risk of Poverty Overburdened by Housing Costs in The Eu and The United Kingdom (Uk) 2012 and 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763173/households-overburdened-by-housing-costs-at-risk-of-poverty/
National Housing Federation, Share of households at risk of poverty overburdened by housing costs in the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) 2012 and 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763173/households-overburdened-by-housing-costs-at-risk-of-poverty/ (last visited August 14, 2022)
