It’s not easy to find a home in the Netherlands, but Amsterdam is still in a class of its own. Rents are very high and it is difficult to find affordable homes for single income owners. “The housing shortage is so high that first-time buyers can only afford parking space,” Julia says.
no sooner said than done.
Julia is a doctor by profession, but even then it is almost impossible to pay 1,200-1,500 euros per month for a house of barely 40 square meters. And what about all the junior police officers, care workers and teachers who are not eligible for social housing, but want to work and live in Amsterdam?
“How do we ensure that it is also preserved for the sake of the city? That is the point of the business,” Julia says.
Leaving town isn’t really an option for her. “It’s possible, but from here, my family and friends live here. You’d rather live where you grew up.”
The first objective of this procedure is to ensure that vacant homes are better utilized. “We want the available unoccupied homes to be available for habitation. Meanwhile, it seems like a lot is happening nationally, but it will take some time before enough homes are built and in the meantime life goes on. A lot of them people don’t have any time on. launch. Time to wait for it.”
1 million more homes in 2030
At the moment, about 300,000 homes are very few. In order to make up for this shortfall, the government of Rutte IV, led by Minister Hugo de Jonge (Living), is focusing on new construction.
An additional 1 million homes must be built by 2030. The Cabinet wants the construction sector to deliver 100,000 new homes and 15,000 temporary homes in the coming years.
Everyone wants it, but will it work? RTL Z attempts to answer that question here:
