Housing costs of households; household and dwelling characteristics

Housing costs of households; household and dwelling characteristics

Owner or tenant Household characteristics Dwelling characteristics Accuracy Periods Housing costs Total housing costs (euro) Housing costs Net rent or mortgage (euro) Housing costs Additional housing costs (euro) Housing cost ratio (%) Skewed rent Non-skewed rent (%) Skewed rent Skewed towards cheap rent (%) Skewed rent Skewed towards expensive rent (%)
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 670 495 175 34.9 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 660 486 173 34.3 . . .
Total Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 680 505 177 35.4 . . .
Owner Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 679 487 192 30.6 . . .
Owner Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 664 473 189 29.9 . . .
Owner Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 693 501 194 31.3 . . .
Tenant Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 659 506 153 40.4 84.7 3.3 12.0
Tenant Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 646 493 151 39.6 82.9 2.6 10.5
Tenant Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 673 519 155 41.2 86.3 4.2 13.7
Rents dwelling from private owner Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 877 699 177 47.2 78.3 4.0 17.8
Rents dwelling from private owner Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 834 658 171 44.8 73.6 2.4 14.0
Rents dwelling from private owner Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 919 741 184 49.7 82.3 6.4 22.3
Rents dwelling from housing corporation Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 593 447 145 38.3 86.7 3.1 10.2
Rents dwelling from housing corporation Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2021 584 439 144 37.7 84.8 2.3 8.8
Rents dwelling from housing corporation Type: Single person household Type of dwelling: single-family; total Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2021 602 456 147 39.0 88.3 4.1 11.9
Source: CBS.
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This table contains figures on the housing costs of private households in independent homes. Households living (temporarily) in a house free of charge are not included. The figures are presented for both owners and tenants and can be further divided into various characteristics of the household and the dwelling.

Data available from: 2012

Status of the figures: final

Changes as of June 9, 2022:
Final figures 2021 included.
Revision figures 2012, 2015 and 2018 in connection with new calculation method and adaptation of housing policy to 2021 regulations.

When will new figures be published?
Figures over reporting year 2024 will be published in 2025.

Description topics

Housing costs
Total housing costs
The average total (net) amount spent on housing such as rent or mortgage, including additional housing costs such as property tax, premiums paid for home insurance, sewerage charges, gas, water and electricity and maintenance.
Net rent or mortgage
For tenants this is the rent minus the rent subsidy (if applicable). For owners these are the mortgage, but also the property tax, premiums paid for home insurance and maintenance costs.
Additional housing costs
Costs that are applicable to every household, tenants as well as owners. These are the taxes paid to the municipalities and public bodies and the costs for gas, water and electricity.
Housing cost ratio
The average percentage of disposable household income spent on housing.
Skewed rent
Rent disproportionate to the household income.



Non-skewed rent
Non-skewed rent: the rent of the home is proportionate to the household income.
Skewed towards cheap rent
Households that are eligible for housing benefit and have a before tax rent higher than a specified level. Their level of rent is below that expected for a household with this income. From 2017, the income-related rental policy has been adjusted. The new rules have been applied to all WoON investigations.
Skewed towards expensive rent
Households with an income above a specified income level and a before tax rent under the liberalisation level. Their level of rent is above that expected for a household with this income. The delineation of the group towards expensive skewed rent is based on the rules that was valid on January 1, 2021.