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EU tracks households spending over 40% of income on housing

Original: EU: Housing costs overburden rate as proportion of households having housing costs more than 40% of their income Europe’

Eurostat figures show the EU's housing cost overburden rate — the share of households whose housing costs exceed 40% of their income — has been gradually rising, prompting discussion of Europe's widening housing squeeze. Commenters are highlighting which countries and income groups feel the 40% burden most sharply, amid broader concern over affordability, rents and energy costs across member states.

Why now: Rising housing costs and affordability concerns are a pressing political topic across Europe right now.

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• EU: Housing costs overburden rate as proportion of households having housing costs more than 40% of their income Europe’s Housing Squeeze: Who Still Feels the 40% Burn? Across the EU, the share of households spending more than 40% of their income on housing has gradually… · apostolos_kl · 2

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