Stichting Huisvesting Werkende Jongeren

Name

Stichting Huisvesting Werkende Jongeren

Legal name

Stichting Huisvesting Werkende Jongeren

Website

https://shwj.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (72131)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Senior & Transitional Monthly Housing (THAMAFAJ)

Keywords

• Social housing services
• Youth rental housing
• Affordable rental properties
• Residential property management
• Tenant housing association

Headquarters

HQ city

Leiden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Residential Rental Income: SHWJ generates revenue through monthly rental payments from tenants in their social housing units. The organization rents apartments to working young people aged 18-28 in Leiden and surrounding areas under youth contracts with a maximum duration of 5 years. All apartments fall under the rent subsidy threshold.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stichting Huisvesting Werkende Jongeren (SHWJ) is a Dutch non-profit foundation that provides social rental housing specifically for working young people aged 18 to 28 in the Leiden region. The organization manages nearly 1,000 residential units offered under youth contracts with a maximum five-year duration, with all apartments priced within government rent subsidy eligibility thresholds.

Product overview

SHWJ operates as a social housing foundation providing approximately 1,000 rental units to working young people aged 18-28 in Leiden and surrounding municipalities. The core offering consists of affordable apartments in both historic city-center buildings and modern complexes. SHWJ's digital services are delivered through the 'Mijn SHWJ' tenant portal, which handles the full tenant lifecycle from registration through housing assignment, ongoing account management, maintenance requests via a ticket system, and contract termination. The organization uses youth rental contracts with a maximum 5-year term to ensure turnover for new young starters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Rental Housing
• Online Tenant Portal (mijn.shwj.nl)

Quantifiable outcome

• Average waiting time of 2.5 years for a studio apartment
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Ten Brinke Vastgoedontwikkeling (De Verleyding project)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017TBVO acquired and developed the Verleyding project, selling 112 apartments to SHWJ including 20 one-room and 92 two-room apartments. The project was delivered in early 2018.
• Ten Brinke Vastgoedontwikkeling (TBVO)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 20 March 2013TBVO developed the Rijnoeverflat expansion project with 46 new social housing units for SHWJ. The partnership involved construction of new apartments and renovation of existing facilities at the Morsweg location.
• ISTA NederlandcoreTechnology or IntegrationISTA Nederland provides heat consumption metering for SHWJ's properties with collective energy supply. They install and manage heat meters on radiators and handle the allocation of energy costs to individual residents through their portal.
• Huren in Holland RijnlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHWJ requires all housing applicants to also register with Huren in Holland Rijnland. This partnership ensures that tenants can build waiting time for regular housing after their SHWJ tenancy ends. Proof of registration with Huren in Holland Rijnland is mandatory for housing allocation.
• Stichting Universitaire Woonwijk 'Boerhaave' (SUWB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHWJ acts as administrator for SUWB (Stichting Universitaire Woonwijk 'Boerhaave'), managing their properties alongside SHWJ's own housing stock.
• Mulderblauw ArchitectenmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural firm responsible for designing SHWJ's new construction projects including the Rijnoeverflat expansion with 46 units.
• Du Prie Bouw en OntwikkelingmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company contracted to build SHWJ's 46 social housing units at the Rijnoever location.
• Gemeente Leiden en LeiderdorpcoreOthersSHWJ collaborates with municipalities of Leiden and Leiderdorp on the 'Snelle hulp bij Schulden' (Quick Help with Debts) convenant to provide early intervention for tenants facing financial difficulties.
• Twinvision Software BVcoreTechnology or IntegrationSoftware provider for SHWJ's tenant portal mijn.shwj.nl, which handles housing applications, document management, and tenant communication.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• De Key: Amsterdam-based social housing foundation with a notable focus on starter housing and youth in their starter-portfolio segment. Comparable nonprofit Dutch housing model to SHWJ, with similar time-limited allocation policies for younger applicants.
• Ymere: Major Dutch social housing corporation operating across the Randstad region, including Amsterdam and surrounding municipalities. Similar nonprofit structure and social rental model to SHWJ, but at much larger scale and serving general demographics rather than the working-youth niche.
• Eigen Haard: Large Amsterdam-based social housing corporation (woningcorporatie) with a much broader social housing portfolio than SHWJ. Comparable in nonprofit Dutch social housing model and rent-subsidy-eligible unit base, but serves general populations rather than youth specifically.
• Mitros: Utrecht-based social housing corporation with a sizable portfolio of rental units. Operates under the same Dutch 'toegelaten instelling' framework as SHWJ, with comparable nonprofit governance and rent-subsidy-eligible social rental model, though serving broader demographics in Utrecht.
• Woonstad Rotterdam: Large Rotterdam-based social housing corporation managing tens of thousands of units across the Rotterdam region. Comparable nonprofit social housing model and regulatory framework to SHWJ, though operating at significantly larger scale in a different Dutch city.
• Vestia: Large Dutch social housing corporation headquartered in the Den Haag region, historically one of the largest woningcorporaties in the Netherlands. Comparable nonprofit structure and Dutch social housing regulation exposure to SHWJ, though at very different scale and with broader geographic spread.

Direct peers

• DUWO: Dutch housing corporation specializing in student and young professional housing across multiple university cities. Like SHWJ, DUWO targets a youth demographic with time-limited contracts and serves a similar starter-housing niche, making it the closest comparable in mission and operating model.
• SSH (Stichting Studenten Huisvesting): Student housing foundation operating in multiple Dutch university cities with a similar nonprofit structure, digital tenant portal, and youth-focused rental model. Directly comparable to SHWJ in serving a young demographic with subsidized rental housing and limited-duration contracts.

Regional players

• Patrimonium: Leiden-region social housing corporation operating in the same geographic market as SHWJ. Directly comparable in nonprofit social housing model and proximity to Leiden, but with broader demographic focus rather than SHWJ's narrow working-youth segment.

Others

• Woonzorg Nederland: Dutch housing corporation with a specific focus on senior and vulnerable-population housing. Operates under the same Dutch social housing regulatory framework as SHWJ and shares the nonprofit governance model, but serves a different demographic segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-huisvesting-werkende-jongeren

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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