We asked them to provide information to confirm your income category, so we can correctly calculate your new rent.
You will continue to receive your housing benefit as long as your income is not too high. The tax office website shows the maximum income threshold for receiving rent allowance.
No, you do not have to do anything. We will pass this information on. However, it is a good idea for you to keep hold of our letter about your new rent, in case the tax office asks you for this at any point.
Together with the other Rotterdam housing associations, for several years we ran an affordability scheme which meant tenants on the very lowest incomes did not have their rents increased.
In 2021, there was a rent freeze due to the COVID pandemic. And rents were reduced for those who were paying a disproportionately high amount compared to their incomes. Because those tenants’ rents were reduced last year, there is no affordability scheme this year.
If you think you will have problems paying your new rent, call us on 010 245 67 00 and we will try to find a way to help.