Europe is in the grip of a worsening housing crisis, with ramifications stretching from homelessness to the affordability squeeze felt by middle-income families. As rents and property prices skyrocket, outpacing income growth, households are increasingly burdened, exacerbating the broader cost-of-living crisis.
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Martin van Rijn is a board member of Housing Europe, the European federation for social, public and cooperative housing providers, and president of Aedes, the Dutch federation of social housing providers. Previously he was a minister and secretary of state in the Netherlands.
Martin van Rijn is a board member of Housing Europe, the European federation for social, public and cooperative housing providers, and president of Aedes, the Dutch federation of social housing providers. Previously he was a minister and secretary of state in the Netherlands.