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Housing benefit

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.

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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).
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Last update
13.3.2025
Next update
13.3.2026
Source data

The source of data is an administrative register on housing benefits operated by Udbetaling Danmark.

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.
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Last update
13.3.2025
Next update
13.3.2026
Source data

The source of data is an administrative register on housing benefits operated by Udbetaling Danmark.

Development in housing benefit

The figure shows the development in the average amount of housing benefit paid per household.
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Last update
13.3.2025
Next update
13.3.2026
Source data

The source of data is an administrative register on housing benefits operated by Udbetaling Danmark.

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.
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Last update
13.3.2025
Next update
13.3.2026
Source data

The source of data is an administrative register on housing benefits operated by Udbetaling Danmark.

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

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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.

Housing Benefits (monthly

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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