Taking these facts into account, and allowing for the fact that households with debt have, on average, incomes about 30 per cent higher than the average for all households, interest and principal repayments probably account for something like 20 per cent of disposable income among those households who have debt. This has most likely increased by about 6 percentage points over the past decade.
Problems in the transition period must also be acknowledged, but the advantages generated as a result of the changes should be emphasised. Member states and the European Commission have already provided wide support to the free movement of labour by removing obstacles that limit migration and introducing active measures that facilitate migration. Support should be channelled to workers rather than work places.