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social housing shortage

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Brick homes in Utrecht in September 2020
PoliticsBusiness
Think tank: Cut tax breaks, raise rents for higher-income social homes to ease shortage
12 February 2026 - 12:50
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Two people at a house viewing
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Undercover probe reveals refugees illegally subletting Dutch social housing
14 June 2025 - 16:25
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Rental agreement
Business
Young people spending nearly half their income on rent as social housing gets scarcer
23 May 2025 - 09:30
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For sale sign in Amsterdam, 23 June 2022
Business
Housing shortage in Netherlands to reach 453,000 by 2027, experts warn
22 April 2025 - 07:00
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Social housing in Ypenburg, The Hague
PoliticsBusiness
Housing corporations warn government’s rent freeze will cost them €3 billion
19 April 2025 - 19:45
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Ymere head office, Huys Afrika, located in Amsterdam.
Business
Court rules man must leave social housing over ownership of two properties
31 March 2025 - 07:00
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Older people cycling through blooming purple heath at Dutch Veluwe
Politics
Majority of Dutch people want government to focus more on domestic issues, survey finds
30 December 2024 - 10:20
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Modern family houses in a suburban area near Groningen, Netherlands
PoliticsBusinessLifestyle
Social housing lags behind despite rising demand
4 December 2024 - 07:00
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An apartment block in Rotterdam in September 2015
PoliticsBusiness
Social housing tenants squeezed by rent increases tied to pay raises
4 May 2023 - 08:30
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Denk MP Stephan van Baarle during a Tweede Kamer debate on missed housing construction targets. 30 March 2023
Politics
"Major concerns" in Parliament about Cabinet's housing construction plans, missed targets
30 March 2023 - 17:30
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Social Housing
Politics
Cities: “Drastic” change to social housing policy necessary
11 November 2015 - 08:56

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