Flemish Government to Penalise Municipalities that Underinvest in Social Housing

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The Flemish government will impose financial penalties on local authorities if they fail to meet the target number of social housing units they are required to build. Flemish Housing Minister Melissa Depraetere (Vooruit) says she wants to create an additional 56,000 social housing units by 2042, but that figure includes the 15,000 shortfalls in the 2009-2025 plan. Currently, some 200,000 families are on the waiting list for such social housing. …

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Cities and municipalities that build too few social housing units will now be financially penalized. The Flemish government has decided this. Language and employment requirements will become slightly stricter for those who want to rent a home.