Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/324 of 21 November 2025 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the 2027 ad hoc subject Mental health and well-being in the income and living conditions domain
Date: 2025-11-21
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU statistics, data collection, health statistics, income, living conditions, mental health, sample survey, social statistics, social well-being, statistical method








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2026/324


10.2.2026







            COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2026/324
of 21 November 2025
         
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the 2027 ad hoc subject ‘Mental health and well-being’ in the income and living conditions domain
(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 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. The ad hoc subject to be collected in 2027 on ‘Mental health and well-being’ is of key importance, in view of implementing the European Health Union initiative (4) which recognises that mental health is an integral part of health. New statistics and indicators should be developed and gradually embedded into policymaking to reflect issues such as inequalities, physical and mental health and to assess the impact of actions and funding.












(2)


The number of variables to be collected does not exceed by more than 5 % the number of variables collected for the income and living conditions domain at the time when Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 entered into force,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The number and title of the variables in the income and living conditions domain as regards the 2027 ad hoc subject on ‘Mental health and well-being’ shall be as set out in the Annex.


Article 2
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, 21 November 2025.


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)  The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights in 2017 at the Gothenburg Summit. The Pillar sets out 20 key principles which represent the beacon guiding us towards a strong social Europe that is fair, inclusive and full of opportunity in the 21st century.

(4)  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘The European Health Union: acting together for people’s health’ (COM(2024) 206 final).




ANNEX
Number and titles of the variables for the 2027 ad hoc subject ‘Mental health and well-being’ in the income and living conditions domain








Module


Detailed topic


Variable identifier


Variable name




Mental health and well-being


Mental health and well-being
(21 variables collected (2 optional, 19 compulsory), 1 technical variable (optional))


PMH020


Feeling down, depressed or anxious (for at least 2 weeks) during last 12 months




PMH030


Impact of mental health and well-being on social activities




PMH040


Impact of mental health and well-being on ability to work




PMH050


Main reason for being down, depressed or anxious




PMH060


Consultation with a mental health specialist/professional




PMH070


Unmet needs for a consultation with a mental health specialist/professional




PMH080


Main reason for unmet needs for a consultation with mental health specialist/professional




PMH090


Possibility to discuss personal problems




PMH095


Formal education and training during last 12 months (Optional)




PMH100


Good relationships in education and training with peers, teachers and lecturers




PMH105


Work during last 12 months (Optional)




PMH110


Good working relationships with co-workers, managers or team




PMH120


Work-life balance




PMH130


Absence from work due to feeling down, depressed, or anxious




PMH140


Frequency of sport




PMH150


Frequency of experiencing sleeping difficulties




PMH160


Use of social media




PMH170


Experience of digital violence




PMH180


Burden of household chores




PMH190


Burden of daily management responsibilities




PMH200


Feeling discriminated




PMH210


Mental health and well-being weights (Optional)







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/324/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)