Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2498 of 9 December 2022 specifying technical items of data sets of the sample survey in the income and living conditions domain on access to services pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilText with EEA relevance.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2498 of 9 December 2022 specifying technical items of data sets of the sample survey in the income and living conditions domain on access to services pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1. , and in particular Article 7(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) To ensure that implementation of the income and living conditions domain is conducted accurately, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data sets on access to services. (2) The income and living conditions domain provides the information required by the European Semester and the European Pillar of Social Rights, in particular on income distribution, poverty and social exclusion. It also provides information for various other Union policies related to living conditions and poverty. In this context, detailed information on access to services, in particular on use of services, affordability, unmet needs and reasons should be provided to the Commission (Eurostat). (3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164). . HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The technical characteristics of the data sets in the income and living conditions domain as regards the detailed topics Use of services, including care services and services for independent living, Affordability of services, Unmet needs and reasons are set out in the Annex and refer to: (a) the variable’s identifier; (b) the variable’s name; (c) the modality label and code; (d) the collection unit; (e) the reference period.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX Technical characteristics of variables Variable’s identifierVariable’s nameModality codeModality labelCollection unitReference periodUse of services, including care services and services for independent livingHC190Presence in the household of people who need help due to long-term physical or mental ill-health, infirmity, or because of old age1YesHouseholdCurrent2NoHC190_FPresence in the household of people who need help due to long-term physical or mental ill-health, infirmity, or because of old age (flag)1Filled-1Missing-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)HC200Professional home care services received1YesHouseholdCurrent2NoHC200_FProfessional home care services received (flag)1Collected via survey/interview2Collected from administrative data3Imputed4Not possible to establish a source-1Missing-2Not applicable (no one in the household needs professional homecare HC190 = 2)-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning) PC280Frequency of use of public transport1DailyAll current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)Last 12 months2Every week (not every day)3Every month (not every week)4Less than once a month5NeverPC280_FFrequency of use of public transport (flag)1Collected via survey/interview2Collected from administrative data3Imputed4Not possible to establish a source-1Missing-3Not selected respondent-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)PC310Entitlement to unemployment benefits1YesAll current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)Current2No3Don’t know PC310_FEntitlement to unemployment benefits (flag)1Collected via survey/interview2Collected from administrative data3Imputed4Not possible to establish a source-1Missing-2Not applicable (Not employee or self-employed PL032 = 2,3,4,5,6,7,8)-3Not selected respondent-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)PC320Entitlement to sickness benefits1YesAll current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)Current2No3Don’t know PC320_FEntitlement to sickness benefits (flag)1Collected via survey/interview2Collected from administrative data3Imputed4Not possible to establish a source-1Missing-2Not applicable (Not employee or self-employed PL032 = 2,3,4,5,6,7,8)-3Not selected respondent-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)PC330 Feeling discriminated when in contact with administrative offices or public services (including job centre, health and social services) 1I was not in contact with any administrative offices or public servicesAll current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)Last 12 months2Mainly due to age (too young/old)3Mainly due to sex (male/female/non-binary)4Mainly due to disability or long-term health problem5Mainly due to immigrant or ethnic origin6Mainly due to religion/belief (OPTIONAL)7Mainly due to sexual orientation (OPTIONAL)8Mainly due to other reason9No, I have not felt discriminated against

PC330_F Feeling discriminated when in contact with administrative offices or public services (including job centre, health and social services) (flag) 1Filled-1Missing-3Not selected respondent-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)PC340Feeling discriminated when looking for housing1I was not looking for housingAll current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)Last 5 years2Mainly due to age (too young/old)3Mainly due to sex (male/female/non-binary)4Mainly due to disability or long-term health problem5Mainly due to immigrant or ethnic origin6Mainly due to religion/belief (OPTIONAL)7Mainly due to sexual orientation (OPTIONAL)8Mainly due to other reason9No, I have not felt discriminated againstPC340_FFeeling discriminated when looking for housing (flag)1Filled-1Missing-3Not selected respondent-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning) PC350Feeling discriminated in education1I was not a student or a parent of a student (in the last 12 months)All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)Last 12 months2Mainly due to age (too young/old)3Mainly due to sex (male/female/non-binary)4Mainly due to disability or long-term health problem5Mainly due to immigrant or ethnic origin6Mainly due to religion/belief (OPTIONAL)7Mainly due to sexual orientation (OPTIONAL)8Mainly due to other reason9No, I have not felt discriminated againstPC350_FFeeling discriminated in education (flag)1Filled-1Missing-3Not selected respondent-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning) PC360Feeling discriminated in public spaces (shop, café, restaurant, leisure facilities etc.)1Mainly due to age (too young/old)All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)Last 12 months2Mainly due to sex (male/female/non-binary)3Mainly due to disability or long-term health problem4Mainly due to immigrant or ethnic origin5Mainly due to religion/belief (OPTIONAL)6Mainly due to sexual orientation (OPTIONAL)7Mainly due to other reason8No, I have not felt discriminated againstPC360_FFeeling discriminated in public spaces (shop, café, restaurant, leisure facilities etc.) (flag)1Filled-1Missing-3Not selected respondent-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)Affordability of servicesHC221Payment for professional home care services1Fully paid by private, public health insurance, or other social protection branchesHouseholdLast 12 months2Partially paid by the user/household3Fully paid by the user/household4Don’t know HC221_FPayment for professional home care services (flag)1Collected via survey/interview2Collected from administrative data3Imputed4Not possible to establish a source-1Missing-2Not applicable (Home care services not used HC200 = 2)-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)HC230Affordability of professional home care services1With great difficultyHouseholdLast 12 months2With difficulty3With some difficulty4Fairly easily5Easily6Very easilyHC230_FAffordability of professional home care services (flag)1Filled-1Missing-2Not applicable (Home care services not used HC200 = 2 or HC221 = 1)-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)

HC300Financial burden of public transport1Heavy burdenHouseholdLast 12 months2Somewhat burden3Not a burden at all4No one in the household used public transportHC300_FFinancial burden of public transport (flag)1Filled-1Missing-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)RC370Payment for formal childcare services1YesAll household members not over 12 years oldLast 12 months2NoRC370_FPayment for formal childcare services (flag)1Collected via survey/interview2Collected from administrative data3Imputed4Not possible to establish a source-1Missing-2Not applicable (not 0–12 years old)-4Not applicable (no formal childcare services used RL030 = 0 and RL040 = 0)-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning) HC040Affordability of formal childcare services1With great difficultyHouseholdLast 12 months2With difficulty3With some difficulty4Fairly easily5Easily6Very easilyHC040_FAffordability of formal childcare services (flag)1Filled-1Missing-2Not applicable (no children aged 0–12 in the household)-4Not applicable (no formal childcare services used RL030 = 0 and RL040 = 0 or RC370 = 2)-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)Unmet needs and reasonsHC240Unmet needs for professional home care services 1 2 Yes No HouseholdCurrentHC240_FUnmet needs for professional home care services (flag)1Filled-1Missing-2Not applicable (no one in the household needed home care HC190 = 2)-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning) HC250Main reason for not receiving (more) professional home care services1Cannot afford itHouseholdCurrent2Refused by person needing such services3No such care services available4Quality of the services available not satisfactory5Other reasonsHC250_FMain reason for not receiving (more) professional home care services (flag)1Filled-1Missing-2Not applicable (HC240 = 2)-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)RC380Unmet needs for formal childcare services1YesAll household members not over 12 years oldCurrent2NoRC380_FUnmet needs for formal childcare services (flag)1Filled-1Missing-2Not applicable (not 0–12 years old)-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning) RC390Main reason for not making (more) use of formal childcare services1Cannot afford itAll household members not over 12 years oldCurrent2No places available3Places available, but not nearby4Places available, but opening hours not suitable5Places available, but quality of services available not satisfactory6Other reasonsRC390_FMain reason for not making (more) use of formal childcare services (flag)1Filled-1Missing-2Not applicable (not 0–12 years old)-4Not applicable (no unmet needs RC380 = 2)-7Not applicable (Not collected according to the implementation of the multiannual rolling planning)PC290Main reason for not using regularly public transport1Too expensiveAll current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies)Last 12 months2No public transport available in the area3Physical access too difficult4Frequency too low or inconvenient schedules5Too long travel time6Safety or security concerns7Other reason