Housing, control over land use and public space

Observations Rents that take an ever larger chunk out of the household budget In the Brussels Capital Region a majority (54%) of renters spend from 41% to 65% (for the poorest) of their household budget on housing, while one-fourth (of the overall budget) is commonly seen as the admissible limit. And the situation is growing worse, seeing that 30% of Brussels’ poorest residents (three last deciles) now have access to a mere 4% of the rental market (i.e. costing only 25% of the household inco..