Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/367of 25 November 2024supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth in the income and living conditions domain and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29(Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/367 of 25 November 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth in the income and living conditions domain and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29 (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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1700/oj. , and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) The income and living conditions domain, set out in Article 3(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, provides the information required for the European Semester The European Semester is the European Union’s framework for the coordination and surveillance of economic and social policies. and the European Pillar of Social Rights OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10. , in particular on income distribution, poverty and social exclusion. It also provides information for various other Union policies related to living conditions and poverty. (2) The subject of over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth is of key importance, especially for statistical matching of data between income and living condition domain and consumption domain, providing information on the material well-being that cannot be provided from sole data collection and allows to fill gaps for policymaking. The Commission should therefore specify the number and the title of variables for over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth. (3) In order to ensure that the policy request for better statistics on the energy poverty is fulfilled, there is a strong need to collect variables on energy (energy sources used by the households and energy cost) and therefore it is necessary to amend Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29 of 28 October 2021 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 Labour market and housing, Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages, Housing difficulties, and the 2023 ad hoc subject on Households energy efficiency (OJ L 7, 12.1.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/29/oj). . (4) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the number of variables to be collected is not to exceed by more than 5 % the number of variables collected for the income and living conditions domain at the time of entry into force of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The number and title of the variables as regards over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth in the income and living conditions domain is set out in Annex I.

Article 2

The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

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, 25 November 2024. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX I Number and titles of the variables for the six-yearly module on over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth in the income and living conditions domain. Set of variablesDetailed topicVariable identifierVariable nameOver-indebtedness, consumption and wealth Over-indebtedness, including reasons (14 variables collected) HI022Arrears on non-housing billsHI090Number of loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence)HI101Loans on property (including household furniture, appliances and interior decoration and excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence)HI102Loans on car, motorcycle, caravan, van, bike or other means of transportHI103Loans on healthcareHI104Loans on educationHI105Loans to cover daily expensesHI106Loans on other purposes (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence)HI120Amount due last month on loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence)HI111Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken from bank or other financial institution (such as credit union, microcredit provider)HI112Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken from payday loan company or pawnbroker/cash converterHI113Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken from private sources (such as family, friends)HI114Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken using buy now pay later or in store credit/loan instalment purchase from the sellerHI115Loans (excluding mortgages on purchase of main residence) taken from other sources Consumption (5 variables collected) HC310Food or drink at homeHC320Food or drink outside homeHC330Public transportHC340Private transportHC350Savings (in a typical month) Wealth, including dwelling ownership (4 collected variables) HV010Value of the main residenceHV070Total left to repay for the mortgage on main residenceHV020Possession of real estate other than main residenceHV080Ability to maintain the same standard of living using savings Assessment of own needs (1 collected variable) HS130Lowest monthly income to make ends meet

Annex

ANNEX II In the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29, the set of variables on Labour market and housing is replaced by the following set of variables: Set of variablesDetailed topicVariable identifierVariable nameLabour market and housing Characteristics of the workplace

(4 collected variables) PL230Public/private employment sectorPW100Job satisfactionPL260Usual hours worked per weekPL130Size of the local unit for main job Employment status (2 collected variables) PL120Reason for working less than 30 hoursPL280Length of registration of unemployment Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned (2 collected variables) PE030Year when highest level of education was attainedPE050Educational interrupted or abandoned Housing conditions details, including deprivation and imputed rent (14 collected variables: 12 variables compulsory, 2 variables optional) HS160Problems with the dwelling: too dark, not enough lightHS170Noise from the neighbours or from the streetHC020Size of the dwelling in square metresHC001Heating system usedHC002Main energy sourceHC007Total energy costHC080Overall satisfaction with the dwellingHY030Imputed rentHH040Leaking roof, damp walls/floors/foundation, or rot in window frames or floorHS140Financial burden of the total housing costHS180Pollution, grime or other environment problemsHS190Crime, violence or vandalism in the areaHH081Bath or shower in dwelling (OPTIONAL)HH091Indoor flushing toilet for sole use of the household (OPTIONAL)