Javi López· S&D

Overestimated

European families living in rental spend 40% of their income on housing today

Omissions

• The claim conflates the 'housing cost overburden threshold' (40%) with the actual average expenditure
• Data specifically for tenant households' average housing expenditure as percentage of income was not found in the search results
• The 8.2% overburden rate includes all tenure types, not just renters
• The 19% average figure refers to all households, not specifically tenant households

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - Housing in Europe 2025 editionOn average in 2024, EU households spent 19% of their disposable income on housing
• PrimaryEurostat - Living conditions in Europe - housing (Statistics Explained)In 2024, 8.2% of people in the EU lived in households spending 40% or more of their disposable income on housing
• SecondaryEurostat Facebook postIn 2024, 8.2% of people in the EU lived in households spending 40% or more of their disposable income on housing