Our promotion is starting!

It is July 1, the day on which the highest rent increase in 30 years is introduced, which means that this is also the day that our promotion starts again!

It is July 1, the day on which the highest rent increase in 30 years will be introduced, which means this too the day is when our promotion starts again!

In short: why action?

Since 1993 are the rents increased by 141%. July 1st comes to a maximum 5.8 percent in the social sector, and 5.5 percent in the private sector on top!

In 2024 this brings us to one total rental increase of 155% in just 30 years!

The Dutch housing costs are now among the most expensive in Europe!

The end of the tax increases is not yet in sight!
And that while our wages are moderate

At this time already comes one a quarter of the people are no longer around after paying the rent. This number is increasing at a rapid pace, resulting in a growing debt industry, and rising homelessness.

The 'measures' now being taken are merely a band-aid for arterial bleeding.

Even though the landlord levy, (a tax reduction for landlords of 50 homes or more that would ensure that rents can be reduced) abolished, are compensation and thepromised tax relief for example failed to materialize! Moreover, this abolition paid from the pockets of social tenants!

in instead of stopping tax increases there is a rent freeze last year opted for just a rent reduction for the very lowest incomes & an increase in housing allowance.  Yes, nice for once, to provide some relief to the weakest tenants after years of milking out policy.

But a cigar from your own box.

The measures offer no solution to the housing crisis, no solution for the endless tax increases, and in addition part of a divide and rule tactic to maintain the mutual solidarity of tenants and the discussion about the rent increase for 1 year.

Ordinary citizens are exploited and pitted against each other. This can't go on any longer!

We, and the thousands of registrants since the start of this campaign, will not leave it there!

Last year has our campaign ensured that more and more people are successfully able to object against the rent increase.

That's why we're going This year, from July 1, we will continue to refuse the rent increase!

Do you also want to participate? Then check it out  Step-by-step plan !

Together you are strong – solidarity networks & residential consultation hours –

Because together we are strong several solidarity networks where you can join or go for questions and support. They are located in Amsterdam, The Hague, Den Bosch, Leeuwarden, Utrecht, Veenendaal and Ermelo.

Do you want set up your own solidarity network? Which can! We are happy to help you get started with our manual for local groups. Contact one of the local networks via the local email addresses to see what you can do.

In addition to solidarity networks, we organize in different cities local tenant consultation hours where you can go with questions or become active in the We Refuse the Rent Increase campaign campaign. Curious about what is being organized in your area? Then click here For more information.

Let's list all the arguments: Why you should also refuse the rent increase

  1. Policy van endless rent increase has led to unaffordable rents for large groups of tenants.
    A quarter of tenants cannot make ends meet financially after paying the rent. This concerns more than 800,000 people!
  2. Well one annual rent increase, no annual maintenance.
    Tenants often do not see any improvement in services or living enjoyment for years, and for example live in houses with mold, drafts and damp, while their housing costs continue to rise!
  3. Rents are rising faster than wages.
    Since 1990, rents have increased by 141%. Inflation rose by 87% during that period and the average increase in collective labor agreement wages remained stuck at 93%!
  4. Working tenants see income increases disappear into landlords' pockets.
    By linking the rent increase to the increase in average collective labor agreement wages, structural tax relief is not achieved and the growing poverty problem is not tackled.
  5. Housing costs are the highest for tenants, and far above the Nibud standard.
    The percentage of income we pay for housing (the housing ratio) is between 36 and 38%, the highest for tenants and also far above the Nibud standard of a maximum of 30% per household.  More than 58% of tenants pay more than 40% in housing costs.
  6. Vulnerable households pay the most for the housing crisis.
    The rent increase places the burden of the housing crisis on the most vulnerable households, while structural investments (read: solutions) in public housing by the government have been lacking for years.
  7. Since 2023, landlords have had money left over to finance rent freezes (but do not do so).
    Through the landlord levy (a tax on landlords who operate fifty homes or more, including housing associations), landlords have paid billions to the state treasury for years. By abolishing this levy in 2023, landlords, such as housing associations, will now have a lot of extra money left over to compensate tenants through a multi-year rent freeze!
  8. Housing associations are in splits: they make no profit, but do pay profit tax.
    On average, each social housing home still pays almost one month's rent in profit tax each year (Corporation tax) to the treasury. By refusing the rent increase we give visibility to the unsustainability of this system.
  9. Existing tenant interest organizations should stand up for tenants, but they do not do so
    Organizations such as Aedes and the Woonbond, which claim to represent the voice and interests of tenants, facilitate the policy of infinite rent increases by signing up for rent increases every year in the National Performance Agreements. Time to take action and stand up for our interests and to demand control and security!
  10. Marketing of public housing: bitter misery for the vast majority
    In recent decades, the government has attempted to regulate public housing through market forces. First, it has implemented policies that have allowed some private landlords and institutional investors to make enormous profits by increasing housing costs for tenants. Examples of such a policy are the focus on increasingly higher initial rents, rent increases in the event of changes and purchases, the incorporation of the WOZ value into the rent, speculation and annual rent increases of around 5%. In addition, secondly, the marketization of public housing has also resulted in a sharp decrease in the number of social rental homes and a sharp increase in the number of private rental and owner-occupied homes. In addition, rental and purchase prices of homes have risen sharply due to speculation and scarcity (read: market forces).

Decent public housing is a human right! It's time for the government to remember this again! Therefore, take action and claim your rights! 
Click for more information, such as resources and our step-by-step plan here

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