How much of your income do you spend on your rent/mortgage?

23 June 2014

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Home is where the heart is – and it’s also at the heart of many of our bills. How big a call on your income are your housing costs? (If you’re a couple/family please answer as a group.) Please select the closest answer to how much you spend as a proportion of your HOUSEHOLD TAKE-HOME SALARY/INCOME (after tax, but include any benefits received as income).

Home is where the heart is – and it’s also at the heart of many of our bills. How big a call on your income are your housing costs? (If you’re a couple/family please answer as a group.)

Please select the closest answer to how much you spend as a proportion of your HOUSEHOLD TAKE-HOME SALARY/INCOME (after tax, but include any benefits received as income).

Results

I/we own our home (ie, mortgage costs) (10715 votes)

100%+ (it costs more than your income)		50 votes (0%)
90% - 100%		81 votes (1%)
80% - 89%		112 votes (1%)
70% - 79%		151 votes (1%)
60% - 69%		182 votes (2%)
50% - 59%		398 votes (4%)
40% - 49%		679 votes (6%)
30% - 39%		1605 votes (15%)
20% - 29%		2606 votes (24%)
10% - 19%		1334 votes (12%)
1% - 9%		475 votes (4%)
0% - your mortgage is paid off/you own outright		3042 votes (28%)

I/we privately rent our home (2090 votes)

100%+ (it costs more than your income)		24 votes (1%)
90% - 100%		24 votes (1%)
80% - 89%		36 votes (2%)
70% - 79%		78 votes (4%)
60% - 69%		102 votes (5%)
50% - 59%		260 votes (12%)
40% - 49%		323 votes (15%)
30% - 39%		529 votes (25%)
20% - 29%		477 votes (23%)
10% - 19%		163 votes (8%)
1% - 9%		15 votes (1%)
0% - you live rent-free		59 votes (3%)

I/we rent our home via social housing (council or housing association) (743 votes)

100%+ (it costs more than your income)		7 votes (1%)
90% - 100%		6 votes (1%)
80% - 89%		5 votes (1%)
70% - 79%		24 votes (3%)
60% - 69%		36 votes (5%)
50% - 59%		66 votes (9%)
40% - 49%		100 votes (13%)
30% - 39%		148 votes (20%)
20% - 29%		106 votes (14%)
10% - 19%		59 votes (8%)
1% - 9%		17 votes (2%)
0% - you live rent-free		169 votes (23%)

                   13,548 votes received.

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