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Housing cost burden

The proportion of those who spend more than 40 percent of their total disposable income on housing expenses increased to 13.5 percent between 2008 and 2012, representing a 1.9 percentage point increase. The ratio is above both the EU average of 11.1 percent and the regional average value of 11.9 percent.

Households with heavy financial burden due to the housing costs

Sources of data: 
Eurostat

Housing cost burden rate in owned housing as a share of all owned housing

The housing cost overburden rate is the percentage of the population living in households where the total housing costs represent more than 40 % of disposable income within the group of owners
Sources of data: 
Eurostat

Owners with mortgage loans

Percentage of total population
Sources of data: 
Eurostat