The Minister for Housing, Guillaume Kasbarian, wants to put an end to social housing “for life’ for certain households. A bill intended to facilitate the mobility of tenants should soon be presented to the Council of Ministers.
Le Parisien takes stock of what the law says, which already provides for a control of the resources of social housing tenants. Resource ceilings exist for obtaining and staying in HLM. In 2024, a single person living in Paris or Île-de-France must not exceed 26,044 euros in annual tax income and 22,642 euros for residents of other regions of the territory. If income is above the threshold of 1.5 times for two consecutive years, the lessor can terminate the rental contract, at from January 1 following the two years of excess. The tenant then has 18 months to leave and no rehousing solution is necessarily offered to them. “We are dismayed, this measure is already in the law,” laments Marianne Louis, general director of the Social Union for Housing.