Housing associations will increase the rents of homes in the social sector by an average of 2 percent from 1 July. In the vast majority of homes, the increase remains below the permitted limit of 2.3 percent, the umbrella organization for housing associations Aedes reported on Tuesday.
In previous years, rents for social housing were allowed to rise with inflation plus 1 percentage point. But due to the corona crisis, the cabinet decided to waive that extra 1 percentage point this year. Inflation last year was 2.3 percent in the Netherlands.
Housing associations can increase rents more for people with higher incomes, by a maximum of 50 to 100 euros per month. However, this must fall within the maximum rent limit of the home.
Four in ten housing associations will implement this income-related increase this year, according to Aedes. It was not applied in 2021 due to the corona pandemic. According to the umbrella organization, almost a third of the housing associations will freeze the rents of homes with a low energy label this year.