Confusion over Plan to Freeze Social Housing Rents Prompts Cabinet to Seek Advice

The announced rent freeze will not apply to around half a million social tenants of private landlords. It will apply to social tenants of housing corporations.

The freeze on social rent will only apply to tenants of housing corporations for the time being. According to Minister Mona Keijzer (Housing), it is too complex to also set rents from private landlords to zero.

Confusion over plan to freeze social housing rents prompts Cabinet to seek advice

The legislative proposal that ensures that housing associations cannot raise the rent prices on July 1 every year will be sent to the Council of State for advice. This was confirmed by the housing minister, Mona Keijzer, after the weekly Cabinet meeting. No decision has been made regarding compensation for the housing associations.