The number of social housing units in the city is increasing, but the growth lags behind the targets. Moreover, the number of people looking for such affordable rental housing is only increasing. People looking for a social rental home in Amsterdam almost only have a chance to find a home if they fall under one of the priority schemes. Last year, only 22 people found a social rental house who did not fall under one of the schemes.
Last year, 9500 houses became available. That’s a lot more than in 2021, when 8,000 homes became vacant. The figures appear in the annual report of the Amsterdam Federation of Housing Corporations (AFWC). On balance, the number of social housing units in Amsterdam, excluding Weesp, increased by 1,499 units over the past three years. “However, it is proving difficult to realize the expansion by 3,000 social rental units. Nevertheless, this is an important break in the trend, which probably would not have been possible without these high ambitions.”
It is notable that the growth of the number of housing units in the medium-priced segment (with a monthly rent between 808.06 and 1175.72 euros) is on track though: the number of medium-priced rental units increased by 1962 units. This means that the targeted growth of the medium-price segment in the period 2020-2023 has already been achieved.
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