Renting staff accomodation

This information is intended for

This information is for expat staff and operational managers, working at a Dutch representation abroad.

Clarification

The employer provides the deployed employees with staff housing on location. In most cases, staff accommodation is rented on the local market for the duration of the employee's deployment. Housing costs vary widely by definition, per country and per city. The individual employee cannot be held accountable for these differences. It has therefore been determined that the actual rental charges and costs for the use of local utilities will be borne by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, this does not mean that housing for employees abroad is free of charge. In accordance with the DBZV 2018, every month a percentage of the net salary is deducted from the foreign allowance.

Procedure staff accommodation

You can find all the information relevant to the rental of staff accommodation on the governmental portal (Rijksportaal) under page: Staff accommodation abroad.

If a suitable property is found within the rental standard, the post's operational manager (or housing officer) needs to send the draft lease contract, AirInc rental standard and the resident declaration ('Bewonersverklaring'), initialled and signed, via SSP to DHF for approval. Only after approval by DHF can this agreement be concluded.

Processing time

The processing time depends on the size, complexity, local circumstances, etc. and differs per product or service.

Requests

SSP - Application for (mandatory) approval regarding staff accommodation

Questions

SSP- All questions on the rental of staff accommodation