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Labour and Income, Social StatisticsMorten Steenbjerg Kristensen
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The statistics on housing benefits cover statistics on the number of all beneficiaries (i.e. households), and amounts received on a monthly basis. Rent subsidies (for non-pensioners, as well as to early retirees, who have been assigned pension after January 1st 2003) and housing allowances (for retirees) depending on a number of variables (type of benefit, rent income and number of children).
Data description
Housing benefits cover statistics on the number of beneficiaries (i.e. households) and the amount paid in December of each year. Rent subsidies (for non-pensioners, as well as to early retirees who have been awarded a pension after 1 January 2003) and housing allowances (pensioners) for December distributed on a number of variables (by type of benefit, rent income and number of children).
Classification system
Housing benefit is aggregated the various types of benefits, and on municipality and Country in total in BOST63, and age in BOST64.
Sector coverage
Not relevant for these statistics.
Statistical concepts and definitions
Housing subsidy: Housing benefit granted to citizens who are not retired.
Housing benefit: Tax-free subsidy for housing expenses for rental, co-operative or owner-occupied housing. The amount is determined on the basis of the rent, the total household income and wealth of the household and the number of children and adults in the household. Housing benefits are granted to a household - albeit the amount is paid to the applicant. Housing benefits is divided into housing subsidy and housing allowance.
Housing allowance: Housing benefit granted to retired senior citizens.
Statistical unit
Number of households and the amount paid.
Statistical population
All households who receive housing benefits in December.
Reference area
Denmark.
Time coverage
The statistics cover the time period from 2007 and onwards.
Base period
Not relevant for these statistics.
Unit of measure
Households are measured as numbers. The amount paid is measured as DKK.
Reference period
2021.
Frequency of dissemination
Yearly.
Legal acts and other agreements
The Act on Statistics Denmark section 6 of Act no. 599 of 22nd June 2000.
No EU regulation.
Cost and burden
There is no response burden, since data are collected via the housing benefit register.
Comment
On http://www.Borger.dk information on housing benefits can be found - see here (in Danish) boligstøtte.