Samenvatting

This contribution presents a review of four publications, selected as building blocks for designing a policy for competent governance of Dutch housing associations. These publications are about:


• hybrid organisations: Verhoef & Simon (2001);

• securing public interests: WRR (2000);

• problems around core tasks, side activities and achievements of housing associations: ARK (2014);

• the complex separation of social and commercial activities: CFV (2014).


After analyzing these four publications, a proposal is presented for the future governance of Dutch housing associations. An exclusive orientation on social activities, a discontinuation of commercial activities and a termination of state aid are suggested