4 June 2025

Since 1993, rents have increased by 153%! While the government had promised a rent freeze, it has now been withdrawn. Many Dordrecht corporations, investors and private landlords are therefore going to increase rent again, by 5% in the social sector and even 7.7% in the mid-range rent! While our wages were moderated, rent has become unaffordable after years of cutbacks, mismanagement and market forces. A quarter of tenants cannot make ends meet financially after paying the rent! In order to tackle the housing crisis, the government must structurally invest in social housing instead of unilaterally passing the bill on to the tenants.