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Arrears (mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase)

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Percentage of population in arrears. People who are in arrears of their mortgage or rent, utility bills or hire purchase.

Data host: 

Eurostat

Unit of Measurement: 

Percentage (%)

Link to Data: 

http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do [2]

Type of Indicator source: 

  • Statistical office [3]

Geographical Level: 

  • National [4]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • EU Quality of Life Indicators [5]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Complete methodology available [6]
Indicator relation: 
Indicator: 
Population, total [7]
Type of relation: 
Other arithmetical connection

Temporal Coverage: 

2003 to 2013

Frequency of Updates: 

  • annualy [8]

Indicator developer: 

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union

Link to Methodology: 

Income and living conditions (ilc) Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS) [9]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Single [10]

Data quality assesment: 

  • Assessed by statistical office [11]

Publishing delay: 

  • 6-12 months [12]

Link to data quality assessment: 

Income and living conditions (ilc) Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS) [9]

Contribution to the green economy: 

The percentage of people in arrears indicates how vulnerable the material living conditions of the population are. This aspect of economic safety is relevant in unexpected negative individual financial situations and in regional or global economic crises.

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [13]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is the rate of population in arrears increasing, but the purchasing power of the average population is not affected?
Related Indicator: 
GDP per capita in PPS [14]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is the number of people in arrears increasing, but in average household income is increasing too?
Related Indicator: 
Equivalised Household Net Income per Capita [15]
Potential misinterpretation: 
A shrinking share of the population in arrears can be connected with people who move out of their homes into dwellings in bad conditions.
Related Indicator: 
Share of total population living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames of floor [16]
Potential misinterpretation: 
A shrinking share of the population in arrears can be connected with people who move out of their homes into overcrowded dwellings.
Related Indicator: 
Overcrowded Dwellings [17]
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Source URL: https://measuring-progress.eu/arrears-mortgage-or-rent-utility-bills-or-hire-purchase

Links
[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-del/nojs/995
[2] http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=ilc_mdes05&lang=en
[3] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/45
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/33
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/68
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/34
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/population-total-0
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/17
[9] http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/ilc_esms.htm
[10] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/27
[11] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/38
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/24
[13] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[14] https://measuring-progress.eu/gdp-capita-pps
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/equivalised-household-net-income-capita
[16] https://measuring-progress.eu/share-total-population-living-dwelling-leaking-roof-damp-walls-floors-or-foundation-or-rot-window
[17] https://measuring-progress.eu/overcrowded-dwellings