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16<br />
2007, or 8,4% of the total offer.<br />
Yet, 50.000 people are on the<br />
waiting list, and nearly 50% of<br />
the population of <strong>Brussels</strong> has<br />
a sufficiently low income to<br />
gain access to social housing. In<br />
comparison, Paris provides 14%<br />
of social housing, London 25%,<br />
and Amsterdam even 55%. The<br />
<strong>Brussels</strong>’ government aims to<br />
reach the threshold of 15% by<br />
2020. This implies that 35.000<br />
new social housing units will<br />
need to be built between 2010<br />
and 2020. That is about 3.500<br />
every year, while the current<br />
annual production is at about<br />
500-600 homes.<br />
However, the more<br />
than 50.000 homes that should<br />
be constructed are not only<br />
social housing units. In order<br />
to tackle the exodus of the<br />
middle class, <strong>Brussels</strong> also<br />
wishes to provide a qualitative<br />
and affordable living environ-
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