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What proportion of your income is spent on your mortgage/rent?

3 July 2017

Take what you pay on your mortgage or rent (include any service charges, ground rent, but NOT council tax, insurance or other bills) and work out roughly what percentage of your monthly take-home pay/income (include benefits) it is. If you have joint finances that are intertwined then give your costs as a proportion of household income. Please answer in the correct category.

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Take what you pay on your mortgage or rent (include any service charges, ground rent, but NOT council tax, insurance or other bills) and work out roughly what percentage of your monthly take-home pay/income (include benefits) it is.

If you have joint finances that are intertwined then give your costs as a proportion of household income.

Please answer in the correct category.

Results

I’ve got a residential mortgage / own my own home (incl shared ownership) (10217 votes)
None 1879 votes (18%)
1% to 10% 715 votes (7%)
11% to 20% 2189 votes (21%)
21% to 30% 3043 votes (30%)
31% to 40% 1446 votes (14%)
41% to 50% 493 votes (5%)
51% to 60% 212 votes (2%)
61% to 70% 111 votes (1%)
71% to 80% 60 votes (1%)
81% to 90% 30 votes (0%)
91% to 100% 24 votes (0%)
100+% (ie, cost is bigger than income) 15 votes (0%)
I live in my parents’ / family home (378 votes)
None 150 votes (40%)
1% to 10% 60 votes (16%)
11% to 20% 67 votes (18%)
21% to 30% 44 votes (12%)
31% to 40% 22 votes (6%)
41% to 50% 12 votes (3%)
51% to 60% 6 votes (2%)
61% to 70% 5 votes (1%)
71% to 80% 1 votes (0%)
81% to 90% 3 votes (1%)
91% to 100% 3 votes (1%)
100+% (ie, cost is bigger than income) 5 votes (1%)
I live in private rented accommodation (2138 votes)
None 23 votes (1%)
1% to 10% 42 votes (2%)
11% to 20% 244 votes (11%)
21% to 30% 598 votes (28%)
31% to 40% 514 votes (24%)
41% to 50% 326 votes (15%)
51% to 60% 196 votes (9%)
61% to 70% 78 votes (4%)
71% to 80% 55 votes (3%)
81% to 90% 22 votes (1%)
91% to 100% 15 votes (1%)
100+% (ie, cost is bigger than income) 25 votes (1%)
I live in a council property / social housing (1655 votes)
None 1213 votes (73%)
1% to 10% 29 votes (2%)
11% to 20% 45 votes (3%)
21% to 30% 102 votes (6%)
31% to 40% 124 votes (7%)
41% to 50% 65 votes (4%)
51% to 60% 41 votes (2%)
61% to 70% 13 votes (1%)
71% to 80% 8 votes (0%)
81% to 90% 5 votes (0%)
91% to 100% 4 votes (0%)
100+% (ie, cost is bigger than income) 6 votes (0%)

                   14,388 votes received.

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