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

Q: How much social housing is there in the Noordoost-Noord-Brabant region?

Housing associations owned 26% of the homes in Noordoost-Noord-Brabant in 2025, below the national figure of 28%; that is 18th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

Q: What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Noordoost-Noord-Brabant region?

Owner-occupiers held 64% of homes in the Noordoost-Noord-Brabant COROP area in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Homes in Noordoost-Noord-Brabant had an average WOZ value of €474,000 in 2026, 6th highest among the 40 COROP areas, up 62% from €293,000 in 2020.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€474,000

2026

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

11.6

2026

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

2.4

2026

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

1.63

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

7.6

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

26%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

64%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

35.3%

2025

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

People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 11.6 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the Noordoost-Noord-Brabant COROP area in 2026, below the national figure of 12.4; that is 15th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

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

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

Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 2.4 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the Noordoost-Noord-Brabant COROP area in 2026, 2nd lowest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of 3.5, about the same as in 2020.

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

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

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.63 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in the Noordoost-Noord-Brabant COROP area in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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

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

The Noordoost-Noord-Brabant COROP area had 7.6 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 7.1.

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

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

People living alone made up 35.3% of households in Noordoost-Noord-Brabant in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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

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

The Noordoost-Noord-Brabant COROP area added 10.9 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 7th highest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 8.4).

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

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

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

Noordoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 6 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
3	Groot-Amsterdam	€562,000
4	Utrecht	€534,000
5	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	€513,000
6	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	€474,000
7	Veluwe	€473,000
8	Alkmaar en omgeving	€473,000
9	Zuidwest-Gelderland	€470,000

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

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

Noordoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 26 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
23	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	12.0
24	West-Noord-Brabant	11.8
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

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

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

Noordoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 39 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
34	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	2.7
35	Oost-Zuid-Holland	2.7
36	Veluwe	2.5
37	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	2.5
38	Kop van Noord-Holland	2.4
39	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	2.4
40	Zuidwest-Gelderland	2.2

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

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

Noordoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 23 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
20	Noord-Friesland	26%
21	Het Gooi en Vechtstreek	26%
22	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	26%
23	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	26%
24	Oost-Groningen	25%
25	Zuidwest-Friesland	25%
26	Zuidoost-Drenthe	25%

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

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

Noordoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 7 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
4	Zuidwest-Overijssel	13.2
5	Flevoland	12.1
6	Noord-Overijssel	11.2
7	Noordoost-Noord-Brabant	10.9
8	Overig Zeeland	10.4
9	Veluwe	9.8
10	Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant	9.7

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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