Social housing: solidarity rent supplement (extra rent)

You are obliged to pay extra rent if the total annual income of the persons living in your dwelling exceeds by at least 20% of the maximum income for the allocation of social housing of the same type as yours (PLS, PLUS or PLAI).

But you don't have to pay extra rent if your accommodation meets one of the following conditions:

• It is located in Rural Revitalization Area (RRZ) or in a classified area priority area of City Policy (QP)
• Your accommodation is an ILP (intermediate rental loan) type of accommodation

The amount from which the extra rent is due depends in particular on the persons accommodated:

The annual amount of your rent (excluding expenses) plus the annual amount of the overrent may not exceed 30% of the total annual income of the persons housed.

Annual survey of the lessor

Overrent (SLS) due from 1^er January of year N+1 is calculated by the lessor during year N.

The landlord first conducts a resources survey to find out if you are liable for the overrent. The questionnaire will be distributed to you on the 2nd^e half of the current year (year N).

Within one month, you must complete the questionnaire and provide the following documents:

• Last tax notice of each person living in the dwelling
• If necessary, Mobility Inclusion Card marked invalidity

On the basis of this information, the lessor calculates the amount of the overrent due. It then provides you with information to verify the amount of overrent charged. The overrent is thus calculated and is due from 1^er January of the following year (year N+1).

For example, for overrents due from 1^er january 2024, the survey is conducted in 2023 and tenants must provide the 2023 tax notice (covering their 2022 revenues).

If you do not complete the annual survey

You have an obligation to respond within one month. If you don't, the lessor sends you a formal notice. If you do not respond within 15 days, you must pay a higher overrent and pay a claim fee for €25. Upon receipt of the information by the social landlord, the social landlord regularizes your overrent situation. The overpayment is returned to you within 2 months.

If you do not complete the resources survey for 2 consecutive years, you must leaving your home (with exceptions).

In the event of a drop in revenue

If your revenues drop, you can tell your landlord to recalculate the amount of your overrent.

Your landlord will apply a new overrent amount if you meet the following 2 conditions:

• Your resources of year N or your resources for the past 12 months are at least 10% less than those for year N-1
• You ask him to do so in support of supporting documents

The new amount applies from the month following the month in which your income fell, provided that you have submitted the supporting documents within 3 months after this event.

If you send the documents after this 3-month period, the new amount applies from the month following your dispatch.

When the people housed change

If the composition of your family changes (for example, the birth of a child), you can tell your landlord to recalculate the amount of your overrent. To do this, you must provide at least one supporting document.

The new overrent amount will be applicable from the month following the month in which the change occurred, provided that you submit the supporting documents within 3 months after this event.

If you submit these documents after this deadline, the new amount will apply from the month following the submission.

Calculation Rule

The overrent is calculated with the following figures:

• Living area of the dwelling (SH) in m²
• Coefficient for exceeding the limit on resources allocated to social rental housing (CDPR).
• Amount in euros per m² of living area entitled base rent supplement (SLR). This amount shall be determined according to the geographical area of location of the dwelling.

The monthly amount of the overrent is obtained according to the following calculation rule: Overrent = SH x CDPR x SLR.

What is the value of CDPR?

Depending on the geographic area of your dwelling, the CDPR value to be applied may be different from the general CDPR value. Check with your landlord.

What is the value of the LRT?

You are obliged to pay extra rent if the total annual income of the persons living in your dwelling exceeds by at least 20% of the maximum income for the allocation of social housing of the same type as yours (PLS, LLS, LLTS).

But you don't have to pay extra rent if your accommodation meets one of the following conditions:

• It is located in Rural Revitalization Area (RRZ) or in a classified area priority area of City Policy (QP)
• This is social housing of PLI type (intermediate rental loan)

The amount from which the extra rent is due depends in particular on the persons accommodated:

The annual amount of your rent (excluding expenses) plus the annual amount of the overrent may not exceed 30% of the total annual income of the persons housed.

Annual survey of the lessor

Overrent (SLS) due from 1^er January of year N+1 is calculated by the lessor during year N.

The landlord first conducts a resources survey to find out if you are liable for the overrent. The questionnaire will be distributed to you on the 2nd^e half of the current year (year N).

Within one month, you must complete the questionnaire and provide the following documents:

• Last tax notice of each person living in the dwelling
• If necessary, Mobility Inclusion Card marked invalidity

On the basis of this information, the lessor calculates the amount of the overrent due. It then provides you with information to verify the amount of overrent charged. The overrent is thus calculated and is due from 1^er January of the following year (year N+1).

For example, for overrents due from 1^er january 2024, the survey is conducted in 2023 and tenants must provide the 2023 tax notice (covering their 2022 revenues).

If you do not complete the annual survey

You have an obligation to respond within one month. If you don't, the lessor sends you a formal notice. If you do not respond within 15 days, you must pay a higher overrent and pay a claim fee for €25. Upon receipt of the information by the social landlord, the social landlord regularizes your overrent situation. The overpayment is returned to you within 2 months.

If you do not complete the resources survey for 2 consecutive years, you must leaving your home (with exceptions).

In the event of a drop in revenue

If your revenues drop, you can tell your landlord to recalculate the amount of your overrent.

Your landlord will apply a new overrent amount if you meet the following 2 conditions:

• Your resources of year N or your resources for the past 12 months are at least 10% less than those for year N-1
• You ask him to do so in support of supporting documents

The new amount applies from the month following the month in which your income fell, provided that you have submitted the supporting documents within 3 months after this event.

If you send the documents after this 3-month period, the new amount applies from the month following your dispatch.

When the people housed change

If the composition of your family changes (for example, the birth of a child), you can tell your landlord to recalculate the amount of your overrent. To do this, you must provide at least one supporting document.

The new overrent amount will be applicable from the month following the month in which the change occurred, provided that you submit the supporting documents within 3 months after this event.

If you submit these documents after this deadline, the new amount will apply from the month following the submission.

Calculation Rule

The overrent is calculated with the following figures:

• Living area of the dwelling (SH) in m²
• Overshoot factor for the allocation of resources for social rental housing (CDPR) for overseas, i.e €0.30 per m²
• Amount in euros per m² of living area entitled base rent supplement (SLR). This amount shall be determined according to the geographical area of location of the dwelling.

The monthly amount of the overrent is obtained according to the following calculation rule: Overrent = SH x CDPR x SLR.

What is the value of CDPR?

Depending on the geographic area of your dwelling, the CDPR value to be applied may be different from the general CDPR value. Check with your landlord.