C(2025)6574

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT

In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to supplement that Regulation by establishing or adapting a multiannual rolling planning. The multiannual rolling planning must:

(a) be adopted for a period of eight years;

(b) apply to the collection of data covered by the Regulation;

(d) specify the period during which data are collected for:

(i) the detailed topics attached to the domains listed in Annex I to the Regulation;

(ii) ad hoc subjects requested by users, for the labour force and the income and living conditions domains, as provided for in Annex IV to the Regulation.

This Commission Delegated Regulation therefore establishes a multiannual rolling planning for a period of eight years starting in 2029.

2.CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ACT

The Commission carried out appropriate consultations in preparation for this delegated act. The Commission consulted national experts who were invited to expert meetings to discuss the draft delegated act. Consultations took place within the Commission Expert Group: European Directors of Social Statistics and within the Commission Expert Group: National Statistical Institutes of the European Statistical System. The Commission kept both the European Parliament and the Council duly informed of the consultations.

3.LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE DELEGATED ACT

The objective of this delegated act establishing a multiannual rolling planning is to specify the frequency at which data are collected for the detailed topics attached to the domains listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 and ad hoc subjects requested by users, for the labour force and the income and living conditions domains, as provided for in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700. This act establishes the appropriate periodicity of the data collection, on one hand by setting a data collection period for those domains having one data periodicity, and on the other hand by setting a data collection period for those domains having several data collection frequencies and grouping together detailed topics according to their periodicity.

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...

of 6.10.2025

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a multiannual rolling planning for the period 2029-2036

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 1 , and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)A system of multiannual rolling planning is to be adopted for an eight-year period in order to regulate the collection of data covered by Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 and, in particular, is to comply with the periodicity set out in that Annex and specify the period during which data are to be collected.

(2)The Commission should ensure that this act complies with the principle of proportionality and does not impose a significant burden or cost on Member States or respondents.

(3)The Commission has carried out appropriate consultations of national experts in preparation for this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation establishes the multiannual rolling planning for data collection under Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 for the period 2029-2036.

Article 2

Data collection periods for domains and for associated detailed topics

1. For domains with only one periodicity, as listed in points 3 to 7 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the data collection period shall be as set out in part A of Annex I to this Regulation.

2. For domains with several periodicities, as listed in points 1 and 2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the data collection period shall be as set out in part B of Annex I to this Regulation. For that purpose, the detailed topics attached to these domains shall be grouped together as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

Data collection periods for ad hoc subjects requested by users

The data collection period for ad hoc subjects requested by users shall be as set out in part B of Annex I.

Article 4

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 6.10.2025

For the Commission

The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

Data collection periods as referred to in Article 2(1) and (2)

Part A: Data collection periods for the domains with one periodicity

Domains	Years of data collection
	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	2036
Health			X
Education and training						X (1)
Use of information and communication technologies	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Time use (2)(3)				X
Consumption (3)		X					X
(1)July 2034-March 2035 (2)According to Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 the data collection is optional. (3)According to item 8 of the Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 the precision requirement may be reached by combining microdata concerning a maximum of three successive years of observations

Part B: Data collection periods for the domains having several periodicities

For the domain labour force:

Group: acronym/label	Year of data collection
	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	2036
LFQ / Quarterly	Every quarter	Every quarter	Every quarter	Every quarter	Every quarter	Every quarter	Every quarter	Every quarter
LFY / Yearly	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
LF2YA / ‘Reasons for migration’ and ‘working time arrangements’	X		X		X		X
LF2YB / ‘Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)’, ‘disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module’ and ‘elements of the Minimum European Health Module’		X		X		X		X
LF8YA / Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants	X
LF8YB / Pensions and labour market participation			X
LF8YC / ‘Young people on the labour market’ and ‘educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned’				X
LF8YD / Reconciliation of work and family life					X
LF8YE /Work organisation and working time arrangements							X
LF8YF / Accidents at work and work-related health problems								X
LFAH2030 / Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)		X
LFAH2034 / Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)						X

For the domain income and living conditions:

Group:acronym/label	Year of data collection
	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	2036
ILCY / Yearly	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
ILC3YA / Children		X			X			X
ILC3YB / Health			X			X
ILC3YC / Labour Market and Housing	X			X			X
ILC6YA / Quality of life						X
ILC6YB / Intergenerational transmission of disadvantages & Housing difficulties	X						X
ILC6YC / Access to services		X						X
ILC6YD / Over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth				X
ILCAH2029 / Ad hoc Subject Housing availability and integration of services	X
ILCAH2031 / Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)			X
ILCAH2033 / Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)					X
ILCAH2035 / Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)							X

ANNEX II

Grouping of the detailed topics for the data collection having several periodicities as referred to in Article 2(2)

Grouping of detailed topics for the domain labour force:

Groups (acronyms)	Detailed topics
LFQ	Data collection information
	Identification
	Weights
	Interview characteristics
	Localisation
	Demography
	Citizenship and migrant background
	Stay in the country
	Main activity status (self-defined)
	Elementary job characteristics
	Employment status
	Duration of contract
	Full- or part-time status — reason
	Workplace
	Search for employment
	Willingness to work
	Availability
	Second or multiple job(s)
	Underemployment
	Start of job
	Career continuity and breaks
	Working hours
	Income from unemployment allowances
	Educational attainment level
	Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)
LFY	Weights
	Household composition
	Household composition – additional specific details
	Details of contract
	Dependent self-employment
	Supervisory responsibilities
	Establishment size
	Working at home
	Search for another job
	Care needs
	Way job found
	Elementary characteristics of the last job
	Income from work
	Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned
LF2YA	Reason for migration
	Working time arrangements
LF2YB	Elements of the Minimum European Health Module
	Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module
	Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)
LF8YA	Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants
LF8YB	Pension and labour market participation
LF8YC	Young people on the labour market
	Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned
LF8YD	Reconciliation of work and family life
LF8YE	Work organisation and working time arrangements
LF8YF	Accidents at work and other work-related health problems

Grouping of detailed topics for the domain income and living conditions:

Groups (acronyms)	Detailed topics
ILCY	Data collection information
	Identification
	Weights
	Interview characteristics
	Localisation
	Demography
	Citizenship and migrant background
	Household composition
	Household composition — additional specific details
	Duration of stay in the country
	Minimum European Health Module
	Access to health care
	Main activity status (self-defined)
	Elementary job characteristics
	Duration of contract
	Detailed labour market situation
	Supervisory responsibilities
	Previous work experience
	Calendar of activities
	Working hours
	Educational attainment level
	Participation in formal education activities (current)
	Quality of life
	Material deprivation
	Main housing characteristics
	Housing costs including reduced utility costs
	Childcare
	Income from work
	Income from social transfers
	Income from pensions
	Other incomes, including income from property and capital and inter-household transfers
	Taxes and contributions actually paid after reductions
	Total annual income at the level of persons and households
	Arrears
ILC3YA	Children-specific deprivation
	Children health
	Access to health care (children)
ILC3YB	Details on health status and disability
	Health care
	Health determinants
ILC3YC	Employment status
	Characteristics of the workplace
	Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned
	Housing conditions details, incl. deprivation and imputed rent
	Living environment
ILC6YA	Social and cultural participation
	Well-being
ILC6YB	Housing difficulties (including renting difficulties) and reasons
	Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages
ILC6YC	Use of services, including care services and services for independent living
	Affordability of services
	Unmet needs and reasons
ILC6YD	Over-indebtedness, including reasons
	Elements of wealth, including dwelling ownership
	Elements of consumption
	Assessment of own needs

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