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Social housing

Stock, applicants and vacancy of social housing by municipality, as published by each region, with nationality where it is published. Every figure links to its source. No score or ranking.

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The three regions do not measure the same thing: Brussels counts dwellings and households waiting, Wallonia let or unlet dwellings and applications by first-choice municipality, Flanders tenants and applicants by municipality of residence. Reference dates differ, series have breaks (marked b) and figures cannot be added across regions.

By municipality

Regional profiles

Each region is shown with its own sources and definitions.

Stock

Period · 2015 to 2024
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Social dwellings (SLRB, at 31 December)39,60739,74239,81339,781b39,94740,08940,34740,53240,82441,014

Households waiting

Period · 2020 to 2025
Indicator202020212022202320242025
Living in the Region42,97443,09644,34542,85046,06447,588
Living outside the Region3,9885,2595,4266,5957,7377,984
Total households waiting46,96248,35549,77149,44553,80155,572

Allocations

Period · 2024 to 2025
Indicator20242025
Dwellings allocated (SLRB)2,3272,581

Vacancy · 2024

11 % of the social housing stock is vacant. Of these dwellings, 67 % are scheduled for or undergoing renovation, and 33 % are being refreshed or allocated.

SLRB · Le rapport des statistiques des SISP 2024 est disponible (23/12/2025). The breakdown by housing company and waiting times by company are only published in an interactive dashboard: they are not reproduced here.

Nationality

Warning

Nationality is only published in Flanders, by Wonen in Vlaanderen. Brussels and Wallonia do not publish it in their official tables, so nothing is comparable across regions. It is the nationality recorded in the file, not origin. It says nothing about allocation criteria: nationality is not a criterion for access to social housing.

Period · 2012 to 2023
Indicator201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Belg (Belgian)115,955116,738117,124118,493119,992121,423123,841124,840124,263124,036122,383123,829
EU (European Union, excluding Belgium)4,3124,6084,7855,0555,4865,6425,8996,1016,1696,4186,5836,328
Niet EU (outside the European Union)11,10411,46511,90312,28414,74313,92613,71812,97212,27512,59712,61611,504
Onbekend (unknown)5,9804,8034,9584,3372,3342,3201,2471,2992,1052,2814,2675,244
Totaal (total)137,351137,614138,770140,169142,555143,311144,705145,212144,812145,332145,849146,905

Wonen in Vlaanderen · Nationaliteitscategorie huurders per gemeente (31/12) · 2012-2023. The same categories are published by municipality (search above).

Allocation rules, in brief

  • Brussels-Capital Region : registration with a public housing company (SISP), income and non-ownership conditions; dwellings are offered in list order, with priority points and seniority. SLRB
  • Walloon Region : a single application to a public housing company (SLSP), municipalities in order of preference; allocation by a committee by chosen municipality, dwelling size, income category and priority points (housing situation, personal situation, seniority). Wallonie.be
  • Flemish Region : registration in the central register of applicants; allocation under four pillars (absolute priority, local allocation rules, registration date and local ties), and a basic Dutch language requirement. Vlaanderen.be · language requirement

Sources and limits

  • b: break in series, flagged by the source.
  • Municipalities: the Flemish tables up to the last published year use the boundaries before the mergers; former municipalities are shown separately, never added up.
  • Values marked « not released », « not available » or empty cells are shown as they are, never replaced by an estimate.

Methodology