Affordability Housing in UNECE Region Report Outcomes

The report aimed to review affordability housing in UNECE challenges from two perspectives:
• Country perception of the affordability of housing situation
• Affordability situation using the existing dataset in detail.
• Two analyses were conducted: Qualitative and quantitative

1. A survey on housing affordability was conducted from January to February 2024.
• Aim to understand the evolution of housing affordability and identify best practices.
• Survey shared with governments, cities, and non-profit organizations.
• 282 representatives invited; 56 responses from 28 ECE member States…19,8% response rate

2. Quantitative data from 32 ECE member States were analyzed (57% UNECE coverage)
• EU-SILC microdata, 2004-2020, with over 3,4 billion observations.
• Estimating several affordability ratios based on the type of household, tenancy, poverty situation, region, and country. ➔ identify where the affordability problems are and why

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