By means of This amendment to the Housing Act Municipalities can no longer give priority to status holders for a social rental home. According to the government, this is necessary to distribute the scarce social rental homes more fairly between all home seekers. Status holders then come to the waiting list with all other home seekers.
‘Determine yourself’
Through the Gooi & Vechtstreek region, the Gooise Municipalities and the Corporations have announced that they do not want such a change at all. “New residents must integrate in neighborhoods and neighborhoods and participate in education and work as quickly as possible. The way how to accommodate status holders is the subject of the local democratic process, whereby the city council lays down the rules in the Housing Regulation,” write the Gooise municipalities in their opinion.
“With this bill, the minister crosses the local autonomy and this democratic process. As long as we as municipalities play a role in housing status holders, we want to determine the way to do the best way to do that.”
In addition, the Gooise municipalities argue that the housing of status holders is not at all at the expense of other home seekers. “Of all the corporation homes that become available nationally, 7% go to status holders. That is in line with the average in our region.”
Parlor
There will be a so -called internet consultation until 16 March, where everyone can respond to this bill. The Gooi and Vechtstreek region will also submit their views on the bill before that time.
After that, the minister has the opportunity to view the reactions and possibly adjust the proposal. The final bill then goes to the Council of State for advice and then submitted to the House of Representatives.