What are the rent thresholds for rent benefit?

From 2026, your rent can no longer be too high for rent benefit. How much rent benefit you receive depends on your income, your family composition and your rent, among other things. You always pay part of the rent yourself.

In 2026, the rent thresholds will still be used when calculating the rent benefit amount. Read more about this at Hoeveel huurtoeslag kan ik krijgen? (How much rent benefit can I receive?) (Only availabe in Dutch).

Do you not get rent benefit yet? You may be able to receive it in 2026. Make a test calculation to see how much rent benefit you can get in 2026.

Make a test calculation(Only available in Dutch)

Do you not receive rent benefit, and do you want to apply for it for 2026? Read how to apply for benefits.

Before 2026, there were rent thresholds

Was your rent higher than the rent threshold? Until the end of 2025, this meant that you could not receive rent benefit. There were 2 rent thresholds:

• A rent threshold for households with at least 1 resident who was 23 years or older
• A rent threshold for households where everyone was younger than 23

Rent threshold for residents 23 years and older

These also apply if 1 resident is 23 years or older. Or if any of you have a resident (foster) child.

Rent thresholds for residents between 18 and 23

Until the end of 2025 you were allowed a higher rent than the rent threshold in special situations

More flexible rules may apply in the following situations:

• Disabled and adapted home
• Disabled and younger than 21 years
• Large household
• My rent has become too high, can I keep my benefit?
• I am younger than 21 and will stay in my parental home after the death of my parent(s) (only available in Dutch)