Netherlands: 78% of starter homes for families with children go to refugees, while 20% of overall ‘general starter’ homes go to refugees (opens in new tab)

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 […]