Statistical presentation
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The statistics on housing benefits cover statistics on the number of all beneficiaries (i.e. households), and amounts granted 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 granted 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 benefit: Tax-free subsidy on housing expenses. The amount depends, among other things, on the rent, the household income and wealth and the number of children and adults in the household. Housing benefit is primarily granted to tenants. Owners and co-operatives can be granted housing benefit consisting partly or entirely of a loan. Housing benefit is granted to a household - albeit the amount is paid to the individual applicant. Housing benefit is divided into housing allowance and housing subsidy.
Housing allowance: Housing benefit granted to retired senior citizens.
Housing subsidy: Housing benefit granted to citizens who are not retired.
Statistical unit
Number of households and the amount.
Statistical population
The target population is all households who received housing benefit during the year.
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 granted is measured as DKK.
Reference period
2023.
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.