Netherlands: 78% of starter homes for families with children go to refugees, while 20% of overall ‘general starter’ homes go to refugees

Last year, Dutch politicians from a variety of parties complained that refugees can gain access to housing in a mere 14 weeks on a waiting list while Dutch citizens can wait up to 12 years 

 

The Dutch social housing market shows that refugees are gaining access to certain key areas of this market, including refugees receiving 78 percent of all “starter homes” allocated to families with children in 2023.

 

The data, from the CBS, shows that refugees receive roughly 8 percent of all vacant social rentals in 2023. However, this figure jumps to 20 percent for those seeking social homes for first-time buyers.

 

While more and more social homes to buy and rent are going to refugees every year in the Netherlands, in certain specific narrow segments, the figures really stand out. With refugees receiving 78 percent of starter homes for families with children, this amounts to 1,450 houses out of the 1,860 designated for this purpose, according to Dutch news outlet de Volkskrant.

 

 

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