Can you receive housing assistance if the property belongs to your family?

Verified 07 July 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Depending on your relationship with the owner of the dwelling, you may or may not receive a housing aid (APL, ALF, ALS).

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The property belongs to a member of your family

The owner is your father/mother

You can't get a housing benefit.

The owner is your stepfather/mother (married to one of your parents)
The accommodation belongs only to your stepfather/mother

You can receive a housing allowance.

The accommodation also belongs to one of your parents married to your stepfather/mother-in-law

You can't get a housing benefit.

The owner is your grandparent or great-grandparent

You can't get a housing benefit.

The owner is your child

You can't get a housing benefit.

The owner is your son-in-law/daughter-in-law
The accommodation belongs only to your son-in-law/daughter-in-law

You can get a housing benefit.

The accommodation also belongs to your child

You can't get a housing benefit.

The owner is your grandchild or great-grandchild

You can't get a housing benefit.

The owner is your brother/sister

You can get a housing benefit.

The owner is your uncle/aunt

You can get a housing benefit.

The owner is your cousin

You can get a housing benefit.

The owner is your nephew/niece

You can get a housing benefit.

The owner is an ascendant or descendant of the person you live with as a couple

You can't get a housing benefit.

You or a member of your family hold shares of usufruct or ownership of the dwelling

You can't get a housing benefit if you, your ascendants or descendants or those of person you live with as a couple own ownership shares or of usufruct on housing. This is the case, for example, if you have set up a civil real estate business (CRE).

However, an exception is made if the shares are in the minority. If all the shares of ownership or usufruct of the dwelling are less than 10% in total, you can receive a housing allowance.