US EditionAmsterdam lets social benefit recipients keep up to €475 from renting rooms
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A striking initiative in Amsterdam: residents who receive social assistance and have a spare room are allowed to rent it out and keep up to 475 euros per month in income in addition to their benefits.
It will become easier for Amsterdam residents receiving social assistance to rent out a room. Thanks to new rules from the municipality of Amsterdam, landlords can keep a maximum of €475 per month without it being deducted from their benefits. Alderman Zita Pels (public housing) hopes this will help combat the housing crisis in the city. "Many Amsterdam residents receiving social assistance would like to rent out a room, but are afraid of the fi…
Amsterdam lets social benefit recipients keep up to €475 from renting rooms
Amsterdammers receiving social benefits will now find it easier to rent out rooms in their homes under new city rules, the municipality announced Monday. The changes allow landlords to keep up to 475 euros per month from rental income without it affecting their benefits, provided the tenant shares meals with the host. For fully independent tenants, hosts may earn up to 275 euros per month.
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