Social rent share in Zuid-Holland falls to 28.1%
Social rental homes made up 29% of all homes in Zuid-Holland in 2020 and 28.1% in 2024, the province reports, while almost half of households qualify for them on income.
The share of social rental homes in Zuid-Holland fell from 29% of all homes in 2020 to 28.1% in 2024, according to the province's annual housing report, the Jaarrapportage Woningbouw 2025. The decline is clearest in the Rotterdam region, which had just over 1,800 fewer housing corporation homes in 2024 than in 2020.
People looking for a home wait on average from almost three years to more than 8.5 years for a social rental home, depending on the region. On income, almost half of households in the province qualify for social rent.
Of the homes planned for construction between 2026 and 2030, 27.3% are meant for social rent. That is below the 30% agreed nationally.
The province says corporations lack the money to build enough social rental homes and there are too few suitable building sites. Legal procedures delay projects, and higher construction and renovation costs make building more expensive.
Provincial executive Anne Koning warned: “If we don't change course now, it will become even harder to find an affordable home.” The province is trying to change course itself, including with building subsidies and staff, but cannot close the funding gaps entirely.
In the report, Zuid-Holland asks the national government to scrap corporation tax (vennootschapsbelasting) for housing corporations as soon as possible. It also urges other tax measures and relaxations to speed up building, and asks municipalities to include more social rent in their building plans.
On Prinsjesdag the cabinet announced that housing corporations will have to pay less tax. The tenants' association Woonbond supports the province's call and calls the cut a good step in the right direction, but says the tax should ultimately disappear entirely.
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woningcorporatie
A housing corporation is a non-profit organisation that owns and rents out social rental homes, mainly to people with lower incomes. Housing corporations are regulated by the national government and operate under rules on rents, allocation and the quality of their homes. They make up a large share of the rental stock in the Netherlands.
vennootschapsbelasting
Corporation tax is the Dutch tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities, levied by the Belastingdienst. Housing corporations are subject to it like other organisations, which is why changes to it affect how much they can invest in building and maintaining homes.
Woonbond
The Woonbond is a Dutch national association that represents the interests of tenants, especially those renting homes from housing corporations. It advises and lobbies on housing policy, rents and tenants' rights, and is often consulted on new housing legislation.