Housing assistance is increased every year on October 1st. Should we hope for a boost? No, replies the Minister of Housing, Patrice Vergriete, who confirms on the other hand that they will be revalued – like every year – at the rate of the increase in rents.
Increasing APL by 10%: this is the measure called for by the Abb Pierre Foundation for more than a year, in order to cope with inflation. The government’s response was no last year, with the government preferring to moderate rents and revalue APLs at the usual rate. The answer remains no this year, as the Minister of Housing Patrice Vergriete explained this Tuesday September 12 on Franceinfo.
Today, it is not on the table, he replied to a question about a potential boost to housing aid during the 2024 budget.
The aim of the game is to continue indexing
Increase in APL: when? How much?
Patrice Vergriete nevertheless declared: the aim of the game is to continue indexing. In fact, for almost 10 years, APLs have no longer been revalued on January 1st but on October 1st. And this based on the IRL (rent reference index) for the 2nd quarter of 2023.
If the rule is respected, the APLs will therefore be revalued by 3.5% on October 1, 2023, since the rent reference index is fixed at 3.5% due to the current rent cap.
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