Urgency (priority) for social rental housing

Are you in urgent need of housing? Has an emergency situation arisen so that you can no longer continue to live in your home? Is it really urgent and are there no other solutions? Then you have priority in the allocation of a rental home. To get this, you must apply for urgency. Read on www.wooniezie.nl how to apply for urgency. 

Note

There are organizations that help house seekers apply for urgency. For this they charge hefty sums, while this offers no guarantee about the outcome or speeds up the decision period. We advise you not to use their services. 

Where can you apply for urgency?

You can submit your urgency application to one of the SGE's housing associations. You can read how to do this at www.wooniezie.nl. 

Exceptions

In some cases, you must submit your urgency application to the municipality:

Situation: 

Urgency Category: 

To be requested from:

You have an acute medical problem for which you need adapted housing.

Medical urgency WMO

CMD, Team Access

Your property has been purchased by the municipality for public works.

Public housing urgency

Department of Space, Public Housing

You flow out of an institution with inpatient setting into independent living with supervision.

Social urgency

CMD, Team Access

You are streaming out of a stay-at-home home.

Social urgency

CMD, Team Access

Submit your request by calling the CMD at (040) 289 38 99. The Space Department can be reached at (040) 289 38 93. 

You are looking for a rental property

In rental housing, there is a difference between social rental housing and free-sector rental housing.

Social rent

  • Initial rent not to exceed €879.33 per month (2024)
  • Rented through housing corporation (visit www.wooniezie.nl for affiliated corporations in the Eindhoven Metropolitan Area)
  • Income should not be too high
  • Rental allowance often possible

Rent free sector

  • Initial rent higher than €879.66 (2024)
  • No maximum rent
  • All incomes possible
  • Rent supplement usually not possible

More information can be found on the Rijksoverheid website: what is the difference between social rental housing and free sector?

You're looking for a free sector property?

Register as a housing seeker

Search the Internet for supply sites for rental properties in the place you want to live. Registration is often free. For example through: wooniezie.nl, huurwoningen.nl, pararius.nl, woonzorg.nl, funda.nl or the local real estate agent.

You are looking for social housing

You can only rent social housing if you:

  • Are 18 years of age or older
  • You are a Dutch citizen or have proof that you are allowed to stay in the Netherlands
  • Your income is not too high

Would you like to rent social housing from one of the housing corporations in the Eindhoven region? Then you must be registered as a house seeker with wooniezie.nl. Housing from the housing corporation is offered for rent through Wooniezie.

Not yet registered as a housing seeker?

First, register for free at wooniezie.nl/subscribe. Watch this video for an explanation of how to register.

More information can be found on the Rijksoverheid website: Do I qualify for social housing from a housing corporation?

Are you urgently looking for a house?

See if you qualify for an urgency declaration

Are you in an emergency situation and need housing quickly? If you meet the Requirements , you may be eligible for priority in the allocation of social housing. For more information, visit wooniezie.nl or contact a housing corporation in that municipality where you want to live. The housing corporation can help you. They can inform you whether you qualify for urgency and tell you what you can do to get it. The help is free of charge.  

Note! There are organizations that help house seekers apply for urgency. For this they charge hefty sums, while this offers no guarantee about the outcome or speeds up the decision period. We advise against using their services.

Don't qualify for urgency?

explore alternatives to obtain housing

There are other ways to try to get housing on relatively short notice. Go to the Wooniezie.nl website and respond to properties offered by lottery. Investigate flex-living options or go to websites that match the search term "rent house for rent in [city name]."

The urgency regulation Stedelijk Gebied Eindhoven is described in the Housing Regulation. You can read (in legal language) the joint Housing Ordinance here .