Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/367 of 25 November 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth in the income and living conditions domain and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29
Date: 2024-11-25
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU statistics, consumption, data collection, energy poverty, indebtedness, living conditions, social statistics, statistical method, wealth








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2025/367


21.2.2025







            COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2025/367
of 25 November 2024
         
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth in the income and living conditions domain and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The income and living conditions domain, set out in Article 3(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, provides the information required for the European Semester (2) and the European Pillar of Social Rights (3), in particular on income distribution, poverty and social exclusion. It also provides information for various other Union policies related to living conditions and poverty.












(2)


The subject of over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth is of key importance, especially for statistical matching of data between income and living condition domain and consumption domain, providing information on the material well-being that cannot be provided from sole data collection and allows to fill gaps for policymaking. The Commission should therefore specify the number and the title of variables for over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth.












(3)


In order to ensure that the policy request for better statistics on the energy poverty is fulfilled, there is a strong need to collect variables on energy (energy sources used by the households and energy cost) and therefore it is necessary to amend Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29 (4).












(4)


Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the number of variables to be collected is not to exceed by more than 5 % the number of variables collected for the income and living conditions domain at the time of entry into force of that Regulation,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The number and title of the variables as regards ‘over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth’ in the income and living conditions domain is set out in Annex I.


Article 2
The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.


Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 November 2024.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1700/oj.

(2)  The European Semester is the European Union’s framework for the coordination and surveillance of economic and social policies.

(3)  
            OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10.

(4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29 of 28 October 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables in the income and living conditions domain on Labour market and housing, Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages, Housing difficulties, and the 2023 ad hoc subject on Households energy efficiency (OJ L 7, 12.1.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/29/oj).




ANNEX I
Number and titles of the variables for the six-yearly module on over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth in the income and living conditions domain.








Set of variables


Detailed topic


Variable identifier


Variable name




Over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth


Over-indebtedness, including reasons
(14 variables collected)


HI022


Arrears on non-housing bills




HI090


Number of loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence)




HI101


Loans on property (including household furniture, appliances and interior decoration and excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence)




HI102


Loans on car, motorcycle, caravan, van, bike or other means of transport




HI103


Loans on healthcare




HI104


Loans on education




HI105


Loans to cover daily expenses




HI106


Loans on other purposes (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence)




HI120


Amount due last month on loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence)




HI111


Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken from bank or other financial institution (such as credit union, microcredit provider)




HI112


Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken from payday loan company or pawnbroker/cash converter




HI113


Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken from private sources (such as family, friends)




HI114


Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken using ‘buy now pay later’ or in store credit/loan instalment purchase from the seller




HI115


Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken from other sources




Consumption
(5 variables collected)


HC310


Food or drink at home




HC320


Food or drink outside home




HC330


Public transport




HC340


Private transport




HC350


Savings (in a typical month)




Wealth, including dwelling ownership
(4 collected variables)


HV010


Value of the main residence




HV070


Total left to repay for the mortgage on main residence




HV020


Possession of real estate other than main residence




HV080


Ability to maintain the same standard of living using savings




Assessment of own needs
(1 collected variable)


HS130


Lowest monthly income to make ends meet









ANNEX II
In the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29, the set of variables on Labour market and housing is replaced by the following set of variables:









‘Set of variables


Detailed topic


Variable identifier


Variable name




Labour market and housing


Characteristics of the workplace
(4 collected variables)


PL230


Public/private employment sector




PW100


Job satisfaction




PL260


Usual hours worked per week




PL130


Size of the local unit for main job




Employment status
(2 collected variables)


PL120


Reason for working less than 30 hours




PL280


Length of registration of unemployment




Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned
(2 collected variables)


PE030


Year when highest level of education was attained




PE050


Educational interrupted or abandoned




Housing conditions details, including deprivation and imputed rent
(14 collected variables: 12 variables compulsory, 2 variables optional)


HS160


Problems with the dwelling: too dark, not enough light




HS170


Noise from the neighbours or from the street




HC020


Size of the dwelling in square metres




HC001


Heating system used




HC002


Main energy source




HC007


Total energy cost




HC080


Overall satisfaction with the dwelling




HY030


Imputed rent




HH040


Leaking roof, damp walls/floors/foundation, or rot in window frames or floor




HS140


Financial burden of the total housing cost




HS180


Pollution, grime or other environment problems




HS190


Crime, violence or vandalism in the area




HH081


Bath or shower in dwelling (OPTIONAL)




HH091


Indoor flushing toilet for sole use of the household (OPTIONAL)’








ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/367/oj
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