Overview

• Netherlands’ Council of State issued a scathing advisory finding the proposed ban on priority access for statushouders in social housing violates the constitutional equality principle.
• The advisory says statushouders start at a disadvantage in the housing market and that removing priority deprives municipalities of a tool to offset that gap.
• Housing minister Mona Keijzer (BBB) says she will submit the bill to the Tweede Kamer as soon as possible and will deliver a fuller response to the critique later.
• The Council of State advises not submitting the bill, while a separate PVV amendment that already passed the Tweede Kamer goes further by barring priority even in emergencies and still awaits Eerste Kamer review.
• Keijzer has acknowledged the PVV change is discriminatory and says the broader regie‑wet must be repaired, as COA estimates statushouders receive roughly 6–10% of available social rentals.