{
  "id": 17349856,
  "title": "Where in Europe do people spend over 40% of their income on housing?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/where-in-europe-do-people-spend-over-40-of-their-income-on-housing-17349856",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T05:46:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/31/where-in-europe-do-households-spend-more-than-40-of-their-income-on-housing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Across the European Union, a significant housing crisis is gripping many nations, with people in several countries spending more than 40% of their income on housing. This issue, known as the housing cost overburden rate, was found to be particularly high in Greece, where 26.4% of residents faced this burden in 2025. The situation is also dire in Denmark, Germany, and Sweden, with over 10% of their populations struggling to afford housing costs.\n\nDenmark has the second-highest housing cost overburden rate in the EU at 14.7%, followed by Germany at 11.2% and Sweden at 10.8%. Estonia, Czechia, and Luxembourg also face substantial housing cost overburden, with rates of 8.8%, 8.2%, and 8.1%, respectively. Switzerland and Norway, both outside the EU, have rates of 15.3% and 13.5%, respectively.",
  "summary": "Housing costs take up more than 40% of disposable income for millions of Europeans. Euronews Business takes a closer look at which countries are hit hardest, with experts explaining the drivers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}