Forced evictions from social housing edge up to about 1,400

About 122,000 housing association tenants (woningcorporaties) were in arrears in 2025, down from about 140,000 in 2024, says Aedes, the sector's umbrella body. The number of forced evictions rose slightly, to about 1,400 from about 1,300.

Aedes says the share of tenants in arrears who are more than two months behind has risen, to about 36% in 2025 from about 30% in 2024. The other 64% are one to two months behind.

The figures come from an Aedes survey of more than 120 associations, which own about half of all association homes. The results were extrapolated to the whole sector.

Associations received about 114,000 requests for a payment arrangement in 2025. That is more than in recent years: since 2022 the annual number has been around 100,000. Aedes says associations grant almost all requests. They also use money coaches, move the collection date or pause rent collection.

After a sharp fall since 2015, evictions have fluctuated between 1,300 and 1,400 in recent years. Arrears play a role in 7 out of 10 evictions, Aedes says, often alongside problems such as nuisance, illegal subletting or drugs in the home. Some 90% of associations contact a tenant within a month of arrears arising, and 1 in 3 within a week.

Aedes says concerns about payment problems remain despite the fall. "In the first half of this year, about half of the associations see the number of tenants in arrears and the debt per tenant rising again," it says. It adds that it is ultimately up to the national government to use income policy to ensure everyone has enough income to make ends meet.