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
Development in housing benefit recipients
The source of data is an administrative register on housing benefits operated by Udbetaling Danmark.
Development in recipients of housing subsidy and allowance
The source of data is an administrative register on housing benefits operated by Udbetaling Danmark.
Development in housing benefit
The source of data is an administrative register on housing benefits operated by Udbetaling Danmark.
Housing benefit amount across age groups
The source of data is an administrative register on housing benefits operated by Udbetaling Danmark.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
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 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.