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Social housing

Solidarity rent reduction: amounts change on June 1

Publié le 27 mai 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Are you a tenant of a social housing? You can benefit from the solidarity rent reduction if you meet certain income conditions. The level of the reduction, which depends in particular on the number of people living in your dwelling, changes from 1^er June.

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The reduction of solidarity rent (RLS) is a housing aid for the most precarious households. The scheme consists of a reduction in rent, the level of which varies according to:

the composition of your household;
the geographical area where your accommodation is located.

To benefit from the EPIRB, you must reside in a low-income housing agreement or managed by a mixed-economy business, which is eligible for personalized housing assistance (APL). You can nevertheless benefit from the solidarity rent reduction whether or not you receive the APL.

Please note

Household dwellings, as well as dwellings located in the overseas departments and local authorities, are excluded from the scheme.

What are the 2026 EPIRB amounts?

An order of 22 May 2026 sets the amounts for the reduction of solidarity rent applicable from 1^er June 2026 (after a revaluation of amounts at 1^er January 2026).

The amount of your EPIRB depends on the geographical area (1, 1a, 2 or 3) on which your home depends; to know it, you can use the Public Service simulator.

Tableau - **The amounts of the solidarity rent reduction at 1^er June 2026**
Number of people living in housing	Monthly amount of solidarity rent reduction
	Zone 1 and 1a	Zone 2	Zone 3
One person	€35.99	€31.58	€29.57
A couple with no dependants	€43.51	€38.56	€35.80
A single person or a couple with 1 dependent	€49.09	€43.06	€40.04
A single person or a couple with 2 dependants	€56.12	€49.32	€45.68
Amount to be added per additional dependent	€7.03	€6.26	€5.64

FYI

If you live alone, to benefit from EPIRB, your monthly income limits remain unchanged and must not exceed:

€970 if you live in zone 1 or 1a;
€905 if you live in zone 2;
€878 if you live in zone 3.

You can find all the resource ceilings, depending on the composition of the household and the municipality of your housing, on our practical sheet Rent of social housing (section « Under what conditions can we have a reduction in solidarity rent »).

What steps should be taken to benefit from EPIRB?

If you are eligible for the solidarity rent reduction, you do not have to take any action.

When you are a beneficiary of the Family Allowance Fund (CAF) or the Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA): the amounts of your APL and EPIRB are calculated automatically and transmitted to your landlord.
When you are not a beneficiary: your landlord calculates your EPIRB, based on the information you have given him for the application of the solidarity rent supplement (notice of taxation or non-taxation of income tax, etc.)

Please note

If you benefit from the solidarity rent reduction, your landlord must indicate it on your rent receipt.