Abstract: A well-working social rental housing system is a basic experience of solving the housing problem successfully in the Netherlands. This article summaries briefly the development process of the Dutch social housing; then it gives a deep research on the development experience of Dutch social housing, including the supplier, service groups, sources of financing, the role of government, and then further analyses the problems of social housing; Finally, this paper discusses the policy implications of Dutch experience to the development of public rental housing system in China.

Key words: social housing, housing association, Holland