Zoetermeer: future-oriented plan for housing

Zoetermeer is an attractive city to live in, with a large housing stock, lots of green space, and good accessibility. At the same time, like many other municipalities, we are experiencing challenges in the housing market: there is a shortage of housing, demand for suitable and affordable housing is growing, and making the housing stock more sustainable requires a future-oriented plan for housing.

New Public Housing Program

To tackle these challenges, the municipality is working on a new Public Housing Program. This program is a plan that describes how Zoetermeer will deal with housing challenges, the quality and sustainability of homes, and the accessibility of the housing market for all residents in the coming years.

On December 15, 2025, the city council reviewed the documents and approved the Public Housing Program. The board of mayor and aldermen now adopted the document (Public Housing Program | Overheid.nl).

Purpose of the program

The Public Housing Program forms the basis for:

  • agreements with housing authorities and partners
  • strategic decisions regarding the housing challenge
  • addressing affordability, livability, and sustainability in the city

The program assists Zoetermeer in realizing sufficient and suitable housing for current and future residents, both now and in the future.

Comments and revisions

The draft Public Housing Program was available for public review from Tuesday, June 17, 2025, through Monday, July 28, 2025. During this period, interested parties could submit comments, or respond to the plans. The municipal executive has responded to all submitted comments in the Response to Comments Memorandum. Based on the feedback received, certain aspects of the draft Public Housing Program have been refined. The Memorandum of Changes details which sections have been amended and how they have been improved.

What now?

Here you will soon be able to:

  • download the final Public Housing Program;
  • read more about objectives, themes, and actions for the coming years.

Building the future together

The Public Housing Program was created in collaboration with our partners: Fundis WelThuis, Humanitas DMH, Middin, Jeugdformaat, LIMOR, Fonteynenburg, representatives from Zoetermeer 2025 - a healthy Zoetermeer region, Palet Welzijn, Stichting Piëzo, health insurer CZ, Stedelink (formerly Vestia), De Goede Woning, Vidomes and representatives from the Stadsbouwakkoord (Bouwinvest, Syntrus Achmea) and residents' organizations.