How much social housing is there in the Midden-Noord-Brabant region?

Social rented housing made up 27% of the housing stock in the Midden-Noord-Brabant COROP area in 2025 (18th highest among the 40 COROP areas).

What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Midden-Noord-Brabant region?

Owner-occupiers held 59% of homes in Midden-Noord-Brabant in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in Midden-Noord-Brabant (North Brabant, Netherlands): official figures

The average WOZ value of a home in the Midden-Noord-Brabant COROP area, the official valuation used for property tax, was €421,000 in 2026, below the national figure of €439,000, up 63% from €259,000 in 2020; that is 18th highest among the 40 COROP areas.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€421,000

2026

Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

11.5

2026

Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

3.2

2026

Unemployment benefit (WW) recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

1.62

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

6.6

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

27%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

59%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

39.6%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the Midden-Noord-Brabant region?

In 2026 Midden-Noord-Brabant had 11.5 benefit recipients under pension age for every 100 residents aged 15 to 64, 13th lowest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 12.4).

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

How many people receive bijstand in the Midden-Noord-Brabant region?

Midden-Noord-Brabant had 3.2 people on social assistance (bijstand) per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 3.5; that ranks 18th highest among the 40 COROP areas, down from 3.3 in 2020.

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

How many people get unemployment benefit in the Midden-Noord-Brabant region?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.62 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Midden-Noord-Brabant in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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How many people are on disability benefit in the Midden-Noord-Brabant region?

Midden-Noord-Brabant had 6.6 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 7.1.

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How many people live alone in the Midden-Noord-Brabant region?

People living alone made up 39.6% of households in the Midden-Noord-Brabant COROP area in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in the Midden-Noord-Brabant region?

House building in Midden-Noord-Brabant reached 7.4 new homes per 1,000 in the stock in 2025, below the national figure of 8.4.

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How Midden-Noord-Brabant compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)

Midden-Noord-Brabant ranks 18 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
15	Arnhem/Nijmegen	€425,000
16	Zaanstreek	€425,000
17	West-Noord-Brabant	€421,000
18	Midden-Noord-Brabant	€421,000
19	Zuidwest-Overijssel	€420,000
20	Flevoland	€415,000
21	Noord-Overijssel	€413,000

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Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Midden-Noord-Brabant ranks 28 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
25	Flevoland	11.6
26	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	11.6
27	Groot-Amsterdam	11.6
28	Midden-Noord-Brabant	11.5
29	Overig Zeeland	11.3
30	Noord-Overijssel	11.2
31	Zuidwest-Friesland	11.1

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Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)

Midden-Noord-Brabant ranks 18 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
15	Zaanstreek	3.4
16	Zuidwest-Friesland	3.3
17	West-Noord-Brabant	3.3
18	Midden-Noord-Brabant	3.2
19	Noord-Drenthe	3.2
20	Overig Zeeland	3.2
21	IJmond	3.1

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)

Midden-Noord-Brabant ranks 18 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
15	Utrecht	27%
16	Agglomeratie Haarlem	27%
17	West-Noord-Brabant	27%
18	Midden-Noord-Brabant	27%
19	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	27%
20	Noord-Friesland	26%
21	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	26%

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)

Midden-Noord-Brabant ranks 24 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
21	Noord-Drenthe	7.6
22	Zuidwest-Gelderland	7.6
23	Groot-Rijnmond	7.4
24	Midden-Noord-Brabant	7.4
25	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	7.2
26	Alkmaar en omgeving	7.1
27	Achterhoek	7.1

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copy

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Sources

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)

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