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How this is calculated
The back end ratio divides all monthly debt payments by gross monthly income and is the figure usually quoted, commonly limited to 43 percent. The front end covers housing alone against a tighter limit, often 28. Both use gross rather than net income, which is why the ratio looks more comfortable than the money feels: a 43 percent gross ratio can be well over half of take-home pay. Adding a proposed payment shows where a new loan lands, and the headroom figure is what could still be borrowed before the limit binds.
Worked examples
Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.
a 35 percent ratio
- Gross monthly income
- ₹1,20,000
- Monthly debt payments
- ₹42,000
- Payment you are considering adding
- ₹0
- Of that, housing
- ₹0
- Front end limit the lender applies
- 28%
- Back end limit
- 43%
Debt to income ratio35%
42,000 over 120,000; the limit is 43% of income
Open this examplehousing can fail the tighter front end test
- Gross monthly income
- ₹1,20,000
- Monthly debt payments
- ₹42,000
- Payment you are considering adding
- ₹0
- Of that, housing
- ₹38,000
- Front end limit the lender applies
- 28%
- Back end limit
- 43%
Debt to income ratio35%
boundary: inside the 43% back end and outside the 28% front end
Open this exampleMethod and limits
What it assumes
- Gross income before tax, which is the basis lenders use.
What it deliberately does not model
- Limits vary by lender, loan programme and compensating factors like reserves or credit score.
- Some lenders count the minimum payment on revolving debt and others a percentage of the balance.
- The ratio ignores tax and living costs entirely, so it measures lender risk rather than affordability.
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Frequently asked questions
- Why are there two ratios?
- Because lenders test housing separately from total debt. The front end limit is tighter, around 28 percent, and a borrower can clear the 43 percent back end while failing it.
- Is this on gross or net income?
- Gross, which is what lenders use and why the ratio looks more comfortable than the money feels. A 43 percent gross ratio can be well over half of take-home pay.