Statistics Lithuania

Construction and Investment Statistics Division

Elena Kananavičienė

Chief Specialist

29 Gedimino Ave., LT-01500 Vilnius, Lithuania

elena.kananaviciene@stat.gov.lt

+370 5 236 4681

+370 5 236 4869

2015-02-27

The objective is to provide for users statistics on persons (families) entitled to social housing by length of municipal lists, municipal housing rented to persons (families), persons (families) who received state-supported housing credits.

Classification of Administrative Units and Populated Localities of the Republic of Lithuania (LR AVGVK) (only in Lithuanian).

Country

Dwelling (residential quarters) refers to a one-dwelling house or a part of it, a flat or other residential quarters meant for people to live in.

Social housing is municipal housing rented by the municipality on a non-commercial basis under the regulations for rent rate calculation, provided for by the Government, meant to house low-income persons and families in compliance with conditions set by law (the category of social housing does not encompass office accommodation, hostels, lodging houses, medical care or care homes).                                                                 

State-supported housing credits are such housing credits the recipients of which are granted State support in compliance with the law (the coverage of housing credit insurance premiums or part of them from the State budget, allocation of subsidies to cover part of the housing credit).

Person (family).   

Persons (families) entitled to social housing, municipal housing rented to persons (families) and persons (families) who received state-supported housing credits.  

The entire territory of the country; the lowest level – a municipality.

Since 2004

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Dwellings, persons (families) – number,

Area rented – m²,

State-supported housing credits – EUR thousand.

Year

Regulation No 670 of 28 May 2003 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on the establishment of annual income and property sizes used to determine the right to municipal social housing or improvement of housing conditions (only in Lithuanian).

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In the process of statistical data collection, processing and analysis and dissemination of statistical information, Statistics Lithuania fully guarantees the confidentiality of the data submitted by respondents (households, enterprises, institutions, organisations and other statistical units), as defined in the Confidentiality Policy Guidelines of Statistics Lithuania.

Description of Statistical Disclosure Control Methods, approved by Order No DĮ-124 of 27 May 2008 of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania.

Integrated Statistical Information System Data Security Regulations and Rules for the Secure Management of Electronic Information in the Integrated Statistical Information System, approved by Order No DĮ-240 of 16 September 2020 of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania.

 Statistical information is published on the Official Statistics Portal according to the Official Statistics Calendar

Official Statistics Calendar

Statistical information is published following the Official Statistics Dissemination Policy Guidelines and Statistical Information Preparation and Dissemination Rules (only in Lithuanian).

Annual

A news release on the rent of social housing and State support for the acquisition of dwellings is published on the 53rd day after the end of the reference period.

Statistical information is provided in the Statistical Yearbook of Lithuania.

Database of Indicators (Population and social statistics -> Stock of dwellings -> Social housing)

Microdata are available and provided for scientific purposes according to the provisions set in the Description of Procedures for the Provision of Confidential Statistical Data for Scientific Purposes. More information is available on the Official Statistics Portal, at Data for scientific purposes.

Public data files: users are also provided with opportunity to access public files with statistical data on observation units. More information is available on the Official Statistics Portal, at Public data files.

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http://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/metodai20

The quality of statistical information and its production process is ensured by the provisions of the European Statistics Code of Practice and ESS Quality Assurance Framework. 

In 2007, a quality management system, conforming to the requirements of the international quality management system standard ISO 9001, was introduced at Statistics Lithuania. The main trends in activity of Statistics Lithuania aimed at quality management and continuous development in the institution are established in the Quality Policy. Monitoring of the quality indicators of statistical processes and their results and self-evaluation of statistical survey managers is regularly carried out in order to identify the areas which need improvement and to promptly eliminate the shortcomings.

Data quality is in line with the principles of accuracy and reliability, timeliness and punctuality, coherence and compatibility. The results are compared with the results of previous years. Outliers are identified and analysed. In case of significant deviations, the data provider is contacted and the reasons are clarified.

The main users of statistical information are State and municipal authorities and agencies, international organisations, the media, research and business communities, students.

From 2005, user opinion surveys have been conducted on a regular basis. Official Statistics Portal traffic is monitored, website visitor opinion polls, general opinion poll on the products and services of Statistics Lithuania, target user group opinion polls and other surveys are conducted. In 2007, the compilation of a user satisfaction index was launched. The said surveys are aimed at the assessment of the overall demand for and necessity of statistical information in general and specific statistical indicators in particular.

More information on user surveys and their results is available in section User surveys on the Statistics Lithuania website.

All statistical indicators established by the legislation are published.

100 per cent of information produced in accordance with the Official Statistics Work Programme is published.

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Statistical information is published on the 53rd day after the end of the reference period.

Statistical information is published in accordance with an Official Statistics Calendar. In case of delay, users are notified in advance by indicating the reason and a new date of publication.

100 per cent

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Comparability over time is ensured.

Since 2004.

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The revision policy of Statistics Lithuania is provided in the document General Principles behind the Performance, Analysis and Announcement of Revisions of Statistical Indicators.

The results published are final and not revised later.

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Statistical data source – statistical surveys on rent of social housing (GF-03) and State support for the acquisition of dwellings (VPB-01).

Annual.

Statistical data are collected through the electronic statistical data preparation and transfer system e-Statistics, by email and mail.

Questionnaire (only in Lithuanian).

Statistical data control requirements are set in the survey programming technical task.

Errors can be logical and arithmetical; they may have been made by the respondent, occurred at the data entry or processing stage.

In order to ensure statistical data quality, additional primary database check is performed (reediting, statistical data validation). The error protocol is checked, links between the indicators are analysed. Statistical data are corrected taking into account error types: some errors can be ignored, while others must be corrected.

Statistical information is prepared at the national, county and municipal levels and according to the lists of persons (families) entitled to social housing.

Statistical survey on the rent of social housing and State support for the acquisition of dwellings methodology (only in Lithuanian).

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