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    Housing benefit

    Recipients of housing benefits, December
    589,707
    2024
    Average housing benefits, December
    2,434 DKK
    2024

    How many households receive housing benefit in Denmark, and which types of households are they? How large are the amounts involved? The statistics on housing benefit include recipients of housing subsidy and housing allowance.

    Explainer on…

    Housing benefit granted to citizens who are not retired.

    Housing benefit granted to retired senior citizens.

    Selected statistics on Housing benefit

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Housing benefit. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Development in housing benefit recipients

    The figure shows how many households have received housing benefit in the month of December over a number of years. The granted housing allowance is calculated according to any reductions due to the cash assistance ceiling (kontanthjælpsloftet).
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Housing benefit (BOST63)

    Development in recipients of housing subsidy and allowance

    The figure shows the development in recipients of housing subsidy and housing allowance, respectively, over a number of years. 'Early retirees’ shows the number of early retirees who receive housing subsidy.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Housing benefit (BOST63)
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    Development in housing benefit

    The figure shows the development in the average amount of housing benefit paid per household.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Housing benefit (BOST63)

    Housing benefit amount across age groups

    The figure shows the lower quartile, median and upper quartile of housing benefit recipients across age groups. The lower quartile is the quarter of housing benefit recipients who are paid the least, while the upper quartile is the quarter that is paid the most.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Housing benefit (BOST64)

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    Housing benefits

    Housing benefit is a tax free subsidy granted to households with high housing expenses relative to the household income. The purpose of the statistics on housing benefit is to elucidate the number of beneficiaries of housing benefit and the amount received in benefit. The housing benefit statistics date back to 1967, but is in the current format comparable back to 2007.

    Need more data on Housing benefit?

    You can find more information in StatBank Denmark with more detailed figures, e.g. about the size of the benefit, housing types, area, and more.

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