1. WG ILC
Nucleus variables

2. Outline
Comparison of current nucleus with the revised nucleus - changes
Nucleus variables - issues still to discuss
List of topics and detailed topics – changes
Questions for WG members

3. Comparison of current nucleus with revised
Eurostat prepared a comparison of the current EU-SILC (based on year 2019) and the revised EU-SILC. The full comparison is available in the Annex (LC—ILC/228A/18/EN).

4. Comparison of current nucleus with revised - Variables moved to modules
Imputed rent
Actively looking for a job
Available for work
Worked at least one hour during the previous week
Reason for working less than 30h
Number of persons working at the local unit
Change of job since last year
Reason to change
When began first regular job

5. Comparison of current nucleus with revised - Variables moved to modules
Bath or shower in dwelling
Lowest monthly income to make ends meet
Financial burden of the total housing cost
Problems with the dwelling: Too dark, not enough light
Noise from neighbours or from the street
Pollution, grime or other environment problems
Crime, violence or vandalism in the area

6. Comparison of current nucleus with revised - Variables about non-current household members deleted
Month moved out or died
Year moved out or died
Number of months in household during the income reference period
Main activity status during the income reference period
Month moved in
Year moved in

7. Comparison of current nucleus with revised - other variables agreed to be deleted
Optional employer's social insurance contributions
Person 1 responsible for the accommodation
Person 2 responsible for the accommodation
Year of contract or purchasing or installation
Year of immigration
Type of interview

8. Comparison of current nucleus with revised - Variables introduced because of standardised
Country of birth of mother
Country of birth of father
Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years
Passing of birthday at the time of the interview
Full or part time main job
Grid
Current income (?)

9. Comparison of current nucleus with revised - other variables agreed to be added to nucleus
Trust in others
Overall life satisfaction
Taxes paid on ownership of household main dwelling

10. Variables still to be discussed
Labour variables for persons currently not working (needed by Euromod)
Duration of the most recent spell of unemployment
Status in employment (last job)
Occupation (ISCO-08 (COM)) Last job
NACE Rev.2 - Last job
Managerial position

11. Labour information about last job
Information about last job is crucial:
for additional tools such as the Labour Market Adjustment add-on used for Eurostat’s Flash Estimates on poverty and income inequality
for the calculation of Net-replacement rates where the currently unemployed are transitioned to employment.
improves the precision of estimating the earnings of the newly employed and the corresponding social insurance contributions which are sector-dependent in many countries.

12. Labour information about last job
Information would be collected on who are not working are at the time of interview
Currently information on last job is collected as part of variables: PL051 and PL040
Collecting information about last job would be new for NACE. Burden could be reduced by collecting only for persons in working age.

13. Harmonisation LFS and SILC
Harmonising reference periods when possible
Harmonising concepts when possible
Harmonising answer modalities when possible
There will be some variables where full harmonisation will not be possible e.g. PL100 'Total number of hours usually worked in 2nd, 3rd,…jobs' could not be limited to 2 jobs as in LFS. This variable is used for LWI.

14. Other variables still to be discussed
Change in income compared to previous year
Reason for decrease in income
Reason for increase in income
Future income
Tested in 2019
Eurostat proposes to collect in annually in the revised EU-SILC

15. Other variables still to be discussed
Current household income
PY200 Gross monthly earnings for employees
Current income is a standardised variable but there is no proposal for EU-SILC yet.
Information obtained could be used for flash estimates.

16. List of topics and detailed topics - changes
Detailed topics showed during WG
Detailed topics as introduced by parliament and agreed by Bulgarian Presidency
Household composition-details
Household composition – additional specific details
Minimum European Health Module
Disability and Minimum European Health Module
Health status and disability
Details on health status and disability
Child deprivation
Children-specific deprivation
Use of services, including care services
Use of services, including care services and services for independent living
Affordability
Affordability of services
Income from allowances
Income from social transfers
Other incomes
Other incomes, including income from property and capital and inter-household transfers
Taxes and contributions
Taxes and contributions actually paid after reductions
Total income
Total annual income at household and respondent level
Over-indebtedness
Over-indebtedness including reasons
Wealth
Elements of wealth, including dwelling ownership
Main consumption components
Elements of consumption
Intergenerational transmission of disadvantages
Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages

17. List of topics and detailed topics - changes
Detailed topics showed during WG
Detailed topics as introduced by parliament and agreed by Bulgarian Presidency
Housing cost
Housing costs including reduced utility costs
Educational attainment- details
Educational attainment- details, including education interrupted or abandoned
Assessment of own needs
Housing difficulties (including renting difficulties) and reasons

18. Consequences of changes in topics and detailed topics
Need for additional variables:
Education interrupted or abandoned
Reduced utility bills
Renting difficulties
As 'Assessment of own needs' would be proposed variable HS130 Lowest monthly income to make ends meet

19. Education interrupted or abandoned
Before detailed topic: 'Educational attainment-details' had only 1 variable - 'PE030 Year when highest level of education was attained'
It was planned to be collected annually
Now detailed topic: 'Educational attainment - details, including education interrupted or abandoned' with 2 variables- 'PE030 Year when highest level of education was attained' and 'Education interrupted or abandoned'
Need to decide on frequency of collecting this information

20. Education interrupted or abandoned
In excel, it is proposed by Eurostat to be collected every 3-years OR
Collected annually but only from respondents within certain age range

21. Education interrupted or abandoned
Information collected in LFS ad-hoc module 2016 on young people on the labour market
Use of several variables:
Level of additional formal education (that person started after reaching highest level of education)
Reason for dropping out
Date of living formal education
Reason for not continuing education

22. Reduced utility bills
Would be collected under detailed topic 'Housing cost including reduced utility costs', this topic is annual
Collected together with variables:
Current rent related to occupied dwelling
Total housing cost
Mortgage principal repayment

23. Renting difficulties
Eurostat asked to create new detailed topic to accommodate 5 variables on Housing difficulties
A topic 'Housing difficulties (including renting difficulties) and reasons' was proposed by the parliament and agreed by the Bulgarian Presidency
Consequently, there is a need to collect information on renting difficulties
The information would be collected every 6 years
Eurostat would propose one simple variable e.g. 'Burden of paying rent'?

24. Comparison of current nucleus with revised - number of variables
SILC 2019
Revised SILC
Variables collected from respondent
142
125
Comparison available in Annex LC228A List of variables

25. Comparison of current nucleus with revised- number of variables
Variables collected from a responding unit – 125
This includes variables still being discussed:
- Change in income compared to previous year
- Reason for decrease in income
Reason for increase in income
Future income
Gross monthly earnings for employees
Current income
- Status in employment (last job)
- Occupation (ISCO-08 (COM))
- NACE Rev.2 - Last job
- Reduced utility bill

26. WG Members are asked to:
share any experience of collecting: 'Reduced utility bills', 'Education interrupted or abandoned' and 'Renting difficulties';
decide on the frequency of collecting variables in detailed topic 'Educational attainment- details, including education interrupted or abandoned';
confirm that 'HS130 Lowest monthly income to make ends meet' could be collected in detailed topic 'Assessment of own needs';
provide their opinion on each of the above listed variables which are under discussion.
provide their opinion on harmonising SILC and LFS variables