SILC- Survey on Income and Living Conditions

The (European Union – EU) Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is an annual survey conducted by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to obtain information on the income and living conditions of different types of households. The survey also collects information on poverty and social exclusion. **Purpose:** The primary focus of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) is the collection of information on the income and living conditions of different types of households in Ireland, in order to derive indicators on poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. It is a voluntary (for selected respondents) survey of private households. Individuals living in institutions or communal accommodation and persons of no fixed abode are out of scope for this survey. It is carried out under EU legi **Coverage:** Information is collected annually in the first 6 months of the year. The sample population is all private households and their current members residing in the state at the time of data collection, excluding offshore island communities.