Can you get a housing allowance if the property belongs to your family?
Verified 01 September 2019 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The perception of housing allowance (APL, ALF, ALS) depends on your relationship with the owner of the unit.
Property belonging to a family member
If the owner is: | Possibility of receiving housing benefit? |
|---|---|
Your father/mother | NO you cannot receive a housing allowance |
Your stepfather/stepmother (married to one of your parents) | NO you cannot receive housing assistance if the property also belongs to one of your parents (shared ownership) YES if the property is only that of your stepfather/stepmother |
Your grandparent or great-grandparent | NO you cannot receive housing assistance |
Your child | NO you cannot receive housing assistance |
Your son-in-law | NO you cannot receive housing assistance if the property also belongs to your child (shared ownership) YES if the property is only that of your son-in-law/daughter-in-law |
Your grandchild or great-grandchild | NO you cannot receive housing assistance |
Your brother/sister | YES you can receive housing assistance |
Your uncle/aunt | YES you can receive housing assistance |
Your cousin | YES you can receive housing assistance |
Your nephew/niece | YES you can receive housing assistance |
Warning
you cannot receive a housing benefit if your landlord is a ascending or descendant of the person you live with as a couple.
Shares of usufruct or property on the dwelling
You cannot receive a housing allowance if you, your ascending or descendants or those of the person with whom you live as a couple hold ownership interests or usufruct on housing. This is the case, for example, in the presence of a civil real estate company (SCI).
However, a derogation is provided if the shares are in the minority. For example, a housing allowance may be granted when the total share of ownership or usufruct of the unit is less than 10% in total.