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Housing benefit 2025: how much income is adjusted upwards
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om opreguleringsprocenten for personlig indkomst til brug for beregning af individuel boligstøtte for 2025
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes: The executive order sets the adjustment percentage (the percentage your income is adjusted by when housing benefit is calculated) for personal income, which is used to calculate individual housing benefit for 2025.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 31 December 2024.
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The executive order is about the adjustment percentage for personal income. The percentage is used to calculate individual housing benefit for 2025.
| Group | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pensioners | 3.50 pct. | 3.90 pct. |
| All recipients of senior pension and disability pension and persons covered by § 2 b of the Act on Individual Housing Benefit | 3.20 pct. | 3.60 pct. |
| Others | 5.0 pct. | 3.50 pct. |
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 11 October 2024
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 22 October 2024
- In force · 31 December 2024