Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/212 of 3 November 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables in the income and living conditions domain on access to servicesText with EEA relevance.

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/212 of 3 November 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables in the income and living conditions domain on access to services (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 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1. , and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) To cover the needs identified in the relevant detailed topics related to the income and living conditions domain listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the Commission should specify the number and title of the variables for the data sets on access to services. (2) The detailed topics on Use of services, including care services and services for independent living; Affordability of services; and Unmet needs and reasons should provide the information required by the European Semester, European Care Strategy and the European Pillar of Social Rights. It also provides information for various other EU policies related to living conditions and poverty. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The number and title of variables in the income and living conditions domain as regards the sets of variables on access to services are set out in the Annex.

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, 3 November 2022. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX Number and titles of the six-yearly variables on access to services in the income and living conditions domain ModuleDetailed topicVariable identifierVariable nameAccess to servicesUse of services, including care services and services for independent living (9 collected variables)HC190Presence in the household of people who need help due to long-term physical or mental ill-health, infirmity, or because of old ageHC200Professional home care services receivedPC280Frequency of use of public transportPC310Entitlement to unemployment benefitsPC320Entitlement to sickness benefitsPC330Feeling discriminated when in contact with administrative offices or public services (including job centre, health and social services)PC340Feeling discriminated when looking for housingPC350Feeling discriminated in educationPC360Feeling discriminated in public spaces (shop, café, restaurant, leisure facilities etc.)

Affordability of services (5 collected variables) HC221Payment for professional home care servicesHC230Affordability of professional home care servicesHC300Financial burden of public transportRC370Payment for formal childcare servicesHC040Affordability of formal childcare services Unmet needs and reasons (5 collected variables) HC240Unmet needs for professional home care servicesHC250Main reason for not receiving (more) professional home care servicesRC380Unmet needs for formal childcare servicesRC390Main reason for not making (more) use of formal childcare servicesPC290Main reason for not using regularly public transport