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Household Debt

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2020

Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Ceisteanna (258)

Richard Boyd Barrett

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258. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most recent figures for total household wealth and the property and financial assets less all liabilities. [25562/20]

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According to the latest figures from the Central Bank’s Quarterly Financial Accounts, the net worth, or wealth, of households in Ireland stood at €791bn at the end of the first quarter of 2020, the latest available figures. This includes financial and housing assets, net of all liabilities.

The value of total household assets excluding liabilities is €936bn.

The table below provides a breakdown of household net worth:

Q1 2020

Financial Assets

Liabilities

Housing Assets

Net Worth

€bn

395

-145

541

791

Household net worth rose by 3 per cent year-on-year from Q1 of 2019, driven both by a 1.8 per cent rise in the value of housing assets and a 2.5 per cent increase in the value of financial assets. This is above the pre-crisis peak of €721bn.

The series reached a record high of €802bn in the fourth quarter of 2019, before falling slightly in the first quarter of 2020 due primarily to decreases in the value of insurance and pension schemes.

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