Editing Public housing (section)

=== Belgium ===
Social housing is a responsibility of the regions in Belgium. The regions do not directly own the houses, semi-private social housing corporations do. The government regulates and mostly finances this corporations. Below a certain income limit, people are eligible for social housing. Because there is a major shortage of social housing in Belgium, other priority conditions are often imposed, such as having children to care for.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sociale huisvesting: inschrijving en toewijzing |url=https://www.belgium.be/nl/huisvesting/sociale_huisvesting/inschrijving_en_toewijzing |website=Belgium.be |publisher=Federal Government of Belgium |access-date=27 December 2018 |date=9 April 2015 |archive-date=27 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227181603/https://www.belgium.be/nl/huisvesting/sociale_huisvesting/inschrijving_en_toewijzing |url-status=live }}</ref> Social housing accounts for approximately 6.5% of the Belgian housing market. This is much lower than neighbouring countries such as the Netherlands and France. As of 2018 [[Flanders]], [[Wallonia]] and [[Brussels]] are responsible for 280,687 social houses, 212,794 people are on the waiting list. For the people on the waiting list there are other possibilities such as subsidies and sociale rental agencies in Flanders.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feiten en cijfers over sociale huisvesting |url=http://www.armoedebestrijding.be/cijfers_sociale_huisvesting.htm |website=Armoedebestrijding.be |publisher=Steunpunt tot bestrijding van armoede, bestaansonzekerheid en sociale uitsluiting |access-date=27 December 2018 |archive-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211163143/http://www.armoedebestrijding.be/cijfers_sociale_huisvesting.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>