LEBEN IN EUROPA is the name of the German survey conducted within the scope of the Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) conducted all over Europe. Issues of the survey are not only the various income elements, but also other important areas of life such as the housing situation or health. EU-SILC is the new standard data source used to measure poverty and living conditions in the European Union member states.

EU-SILC has been conducted since 2005 in all European Union member states as well as in Norway and Iceland. To ensure the comparability of results, the same variables are covered all over the European Union. Binding minimum standards apply to the survey methods. The survey has been tailored especially to calculating comparable indicators of social inclusion (so-called Laeken indicators) and, consequently, is a major basis for European social policy.