Core Real Estate
- The bill to freeze rents in 2025 and 2026 was not submitted following the advice of the Council of State, political developments, and in order to bring stability and progress to public housing. This results in higher expenditures for the rent allowance (492 million euros structurally).
- To accelerate the development of (starter) housing for vulnerable groups, including urgent seekers, displaced persons, and permit holders, the Incentive Scheme for Flexible and Transformation Housing (SFT) is being expanded. Municipalities will receive a total of €20,000 per newly realized housing unit, including a component for social management. Of these homes, 30% must be designated for status holders and/or displaced persons from Ukraine. An additional €79 million is being made available for this purpose, on top of the already available €100 million in the SFT (a cumulative total of €179 million).
- As the bill to freeze rents has been withdrawn, the reserved funds (€270 million for 2026 and €405 million for 2027 and 2028) intended for investments in social housing to compensate for the loss of rental income due to the rent freeze have also been cancelled
Environmental law
Nature: monitoring and nature restoration plan
The government wants to carefully safeguard the quality of nature. By monitoring the state of nature and collecting reliable and comparable data, it can be assessed which measures are effective. The government is allocating an additional €7.5 million for this. It is also spending an extra €0.5 million to make the national Flora and Fauna database publicly accessible.
Furthermore, the Netherlands must submit a nature restoration plan to the European Commission no later than 1 September 2026. This plan will outline how the government intends to restore nature in the coming years. In 2025, the government will allocate €17.5 million for this purpose. In total, €43.8 million has been reserved for the next three years.
Energy: nuclear energy and hydrogen
By 2050, the Dutch energy supply must be almost entirely sustainable. The government is therefore investing, among other things, in nuclear energy, as it can provide many Dutch households and businesses with clean electricity without greenhouse gas emissions. For example, the government wants to keep the Borssele nuclear power plant open beyond 2033 if it can be done safely and build four new nuclear power plants. Through the Climate Fund, the government is making €14,1 billion available for this. These funds will also be used to invest in developing more knowledge about nuclear energy and smaller nuclear reactors.
In addition, the government is making €354 million available for hydrogen. This will allow more hydrogen plants to be built, which will convert electricity from wind turbines into hydrogen. This hydrogen can then be used as fuel, a raw material, or electricity.
Grid congestion
Addressing the overloaded electricity grid is an important priority for the government. Together with grid operators, the government wants to ensure that the grid is expanded more quickly and used more intelligently. €65 million is available to help companies implement smart solutions to relieve the electricity grid during peak times.