Methodology

A calm route from signal to clarity

Huursterk works in a fixed, clear approach: first signal, then interpret, then follow up only where that genuinely helps.

Approach

From signal to clear follow-up

1
Beforehand

Set up

  • Together determine for which group Huursterk is relevant, such as onboarding, young employees, international employees or an urban team
  • Agreements on invitation, voluntariness, privacy and group insight
2
Measurement round

Signal

  • Employees receive the Housing Security Check and get immediate personal explanation
  • The employer sees no individual response and does not become a desk for personal housing questions
3
Where useful

Interpret

  • Employees can confidentially plan a check-in with a housing specialist with rental-law expertise
  • The aim is to make uncertainty smaller and restore calm
4
Periodic

Follow up and learn

  • Only where needed, preventive guidance follows
  • The employer receives trends, attention points and recommendations at organisational level

The goal: earlier clarity, less hidden unrest

Huursterk is designed to keep housing uncertainty small and workable. First signal, then interpret, and only follow up where that genuinely helps.

Participation is voluntary Content remains confidential Employers receive only group insight HR does not need to handle individual cases Prevention is central, not a procedure as starting point
Woonzekerheidscheck

Housing Security Check as a practice-based signal index

The Housing Security Check is not a clinically validated psychological instrument and not a legal judgment. It is a practice-based index to surface housing insecurity early, developed from rental-law case experience and intended for further validation in pilots.

A Dutch apartment building at dusk with lit windows.
Housing Security Check as a practice-based signal index

Pilot KPIs

  • Participation rate and drop-off points in the flow.
  • Score distribution and elevated housing-stress risk share, only above threshold.
  • Number of check-in requests and perceived clarity before/after.
What the Housing Security Check measures

Contract security, affordability, quality and maintenance, landlord relationship, service charges and confidence in rights.

What the Housing Security Check does not measure

No diagnosis, no individual HR assessment, no proof that absence or attrition is directly caused by housing.

Validation as a pilot goal

Pilots collect response, score distribution, recognisability, check-in demand and employee/HR feedback to refine the method in a controlled way.

Explicit limitations
  • No medical or psychological diagnosis.
  • No proof that absence or attrition is caused by one housing factor.
  • No individual steering instrument for HR.