How much social housing is there in the Twente region?

Social rented housing made up 27% of the housing stock in Twente in 2025 (14th highest among the 40 COROP areas).

What share of homes are owner-occupied in the Twente region?

Owner-occupiers held 61% of homes in Twente in 2025, above the national figure of 57%.

Poverty and living standards in Twente (Overijssel, Netherlands): official figures

The average WOZ value of a home in Twente, the official valuation used for property tax, was €376,000 in 2026, below the national figure of €439,000, up 66% from €226,000 in 2020; that is 12th lowest among the 40 COROP areas.

Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)

€376,000

2026

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

13.6

2026

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

3.7

2026

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

1.51

2026

Disability benefit recipients per 100 residents aged 15 to 64

8.4

2026

Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)

27%

2025

Share of owner-occupied homes (%)

61%

2025

Share of one-person households (%)

37.3%

2025

How many people are on benefits in the Twente region?

In 2026 Twente had 13.6 benefit recipients under pension age for every 100 residents aged 15 to 64, 7th highest among the 40 COROP areas (Netherlands: 12.4).

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How many people receive bijstand in the Twente region?

Twente had 3.7 people on social assistance (bijstand) per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 3.5; that ranks 12th highest among the 40 COROP areas, down from 4.0 in 2020.

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How many people get unemployment benefit in the Twente region?

Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.51 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Twente in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.

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How many people are on disability benefit in the Twente region?

Twente had 8.4 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, above the national figure of 7.1.

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How many people live alone in the Twente region?

People living alone made up 37.3% of households in Twente in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.

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How many new homes are built in the Twente region?

House building in Twente reached 8.6 new homes per 1,000 in the stock in 2025, above the national figure of 8.4.

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How Twente compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands

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

Twente ranks 29 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€)
26	Noord-Drenthe	€391,000
27	Noord-Limburg	€390,000
28	Midden-Limburg	€387,000
29	Twente	€376,000
30	Zuidwest-Drenthe	€367,000
31	Zuidwest-Friesland	€363,000
32	Zuidoost-Friesland	€359,000

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

Twente ranks 7 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
4	Delfzijl en omgeving	16.1
5	Midden-Limburg	14.0
6	Arnhem/Nijmegen	13.6
7	Twente	13.6
8	Zuidoost-Friesland	13.6
9	Noord-Friesland	13.2
10	Zaanstreek	13.1

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

Twente ranks 12 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64
9	Groot-Amsterdam	4.2
10	Zuidoost-Drenthe	4.0
11	Zuidoost-Friesland	3.9
12	Twente	3.7
13	Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland	3.5
14	Zuidwest-Overijssel	3.4
15	Zaanstreek	3.4

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

Twente ranks 14 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of homes owned by housing associations (%)
11	Zuid-Limburg	28%
12	Zuidoost-Friesland	27%
13	Zuidwest-Overijssel	27%
14	Twente	27%
15	Utrecht	27%
16	Agglomeratie Haarlem	27%
17	West-Noord-Brabant	27%

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

Twente ranks 16 of 40, highest first.

Rank	Area	New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes
13	Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen	8.8
14	Kop van Noord-Holland	8.7
15	Delft en Westland	8.6
16	Twente	8.6
17	Overig Groningen	8.6
18	Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek	8.5
19	Noord-Limburg	7.9

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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