Number of family members of prospective tenants on the waiting list of social housing is rising sharply

The number of family members of prospective tenants on the waiting list for social housing in Flanders has in recent years greatly increased, of 242.846 at the end of 2013 to 325.556 the end of 2017. That is according to figures from the Flemish minister Liesbeth Homans, responsible for live.

Singles (64.842) were at the end of 2017, the largest group on the waiting list for social housing, followed by the 56.000 people from families with four members, 53.439 persons from families with three members, 52.318 persons from families with two members and 47.530 persons from families with five members. There were at that time eight families, each with 12 members and four families with 13 members on the waiting list. the

For each group of people was there in the period 2013-2017 with a strong increase recorded. The number of single people on the waiting list increased in that period from 48.792 to 64.842. The number of people out of the waiting families with two members increased from 45.910 to 52.318, the number of families with three members of 43.254 to 53.439 and the number of families with four members of 41.280 to 56.000.