A rent of, for example, €500 could rise to €520 next year in the social sector (which includes many student residences) or to €536 for a room in a private student residence. This would amount to an additional €250 to €370 in housing costs per year.
The Spring Memorandum stated that rents in the social sector would be frozen in 2025 and 2026. However, the now outgoing Minister of Housing, Mona Keijzer, decided to withdraw this bill last spring. According to her, there would otherwise not be enough money left for new construction and maintenance of housing.
As a result, rents in the social sector may increase by 4.1 per cent and in the private mid-range rental sector by 6.1 per cent. This was announced by the cabinet this week. These are the maximum increases that landlords are permitted to implement.
Rent allowance
A fortunate turn is that from 2026, young people will be more often entitled to rent allowance. Previously, students under the age of 23 only received rent allowance if their rent was low (up to €477). Now, they can always apply for rent allowance from the age of 18, although for higher rents this is still limited until they reach the age of 21.
Incidentally, the rent allowance only applies to independent dwellings such as studios and therefore not to rooms in shared houses.
HOP, Naomi Bergshoeff
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