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housing

RIGHT TO DECENT HOUSING
The Government of Flanders acknowledges the right to decent housing of all
children and young people. It wants to
make progress in this field by extending

the range of housing concepts, continuing to invest in social housing and
increasingly publicising existing instruments.

FLEXIBLE HOUSING, DISCOVERING NEW POSSIBILITIES
The housing market is quite rigid. By
building in greater flexibility, several target groups can gain access to more and
better housing. We examine the regulatory framework for shared housing and
offer support to foster the accessibility
of different and more unconventional

living arrangements. Attention is paid
to energy efficient and accessible construction 
/ 
renovation and housing in
the social housing sector. Work is also
done to improve the quality of housing
and ensure a sufficient provision of caravan sites.

CONTINUING EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS
The barriers impeding access to housing
are known. The Government of Flanders
takes actions to further eliminate these
barriers for both (candidate) tenants
and owners / landlords. We do so in the
social housing market, but also provide

support in the private rental market
and generally adopt a comprehensive
approach. We examine the regulatory
framework and remove a number of red
tape obstacles through the automatic
allocation of rent premium rights.

DEVELOPING A VISION FOR THE FUTURE TOGETHER
Following the state reform the Government of Flanders has been given a number
of opportunities to provide increased
direction to the housing market. When

drawing up a housing policy plan for
Flanders, we involve children, young
people and youth organisations.

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