Young Workers' Home (FJT) or "Habitat jeunes"

Verified 13 October 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)

Are you between 16 and 25 years old (or even 30 in some cases) and have difficulty finding housing? You can be housed in a home for young FJT workers (or Habitat jeunes). The FJT offer accommodation furnished or not and common areas (e.g. restaurant, laundry). To be admitted to the FJT, you must be in a professional activity or be in the process of social and professional integration. We present you the information to know.

These fireplaces have both private premises furnished (or not) and common premises assigned to collective life.

The FJT establish and implement with a dedicated team a socio-educational project aimed at the access to autonomy and independent housing of the young people they house. They shall provide the following services:

  • Reception, information and guidance measures in the field of housing
  • Actions in the fields of employment, exercise of citizenship, access to rights and culture, health, training and mobility, sport and leisure
  • Catering on site or nearby, when the proposed accommodation or the premises assigned to collective life do not allow the preparation of meals. However, such restoration may be carried out by external bodies under agreements concluded with the manager of the household.

You must be 16 to 25 years. Some homes accommodate elderly people of at least maximum 30 years.

The FJT mainly welcomes people who are working (in CDD, CDI, temporary, seasonal, ...) or who are in the process of social and professional integration, especially after being taken care of by the child welfare service (Ase).

To a lesser extent, the FJT welcomes job seekers or people in training (apprentices, work-study students, students...).)

You can contact the home of your choice.

If you don't know any, you can contact your local town hall to get their contact information.

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The manager of the home must give you a contract of occupation to specify the conditions of your admission and accommodation.

This contract must contain the following information:

  • Conditions of admission
  • Contract Start Date
  • Methods and conditions of termination of the contract
  • Amount of the monthly fee (type of rent) and all the services included in this amount and ancillary services offered with their price (e.g. laundry)
  • Amount of security deposit
  • Description of the premises and equipment for private use and collective spaces at your disposal.

One rules and regulations shall be annexed to the contract. In particular, it may specify the conditions of access to the home, safety instructions and rules guaranteeing respect and tranquility for residents.

You have to sign the contract.

The accommodation costs generally include the following:

  • Monthly fee (type of rent and charges)
  • Security deposit
  • Individual participation in ancillary services (e.g. laundry, catering, internet access or provision of certain public facilities).

Yes. All or part of the accommodation costs can be covered by personalized housing support (APL) or social housing allowance (ALS) if the hearth is contracted (most households are).

If you are in apprenticeship contract or in professionalization contract in a non-agricultural private sector company, you can also benefit from MOBILI-JEUNE aid.

It is also possible to apply for financial assistance from Solidarity Fund for Housing (FSL) especially to help you pay the security deposit.

The contract is concluded for a period of time of one month.

He is automatically renewed if you wish to continue the accommodation.

Yes. If the rules and regulations allows it, you can temporarily accommodate one or more persons in your accommodation.

The rules and regulations stipulates the maximum length of accommodation. This period may not exceed 3 months for the same person hosted and up to 6 months per year in total.

You must inform the manager of the home of the arrival of the people you wish to host, by declaring their identity beforehand.

The rules and regulations may provide for the payment of lump sum corresponding to a contribution to the additional costs incurred by the accommodation of one or more persons. The applicable tariff rules are then annexed to the rules and regulations.

The contract may be terminated at your initiative or to the initiative of the home manager.

At your initiative

You can terminate the contract at any time. However, you must respect a notice period of 8 calendar days to notify the home manager that you want to terminate the contract.

To do this, you must send a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the manager of the home.

This notice period begins on the day the manager receives the mail and signs the acknowledgement of receipt.

During the 8 days, you continue to pay your accommodation costs.

At the initiative of the manager of the household

The manager of the household may terminate at any time your contract. However, they must do so within a certain period of notice to warn you that they will terminate the contract.

This notice period is:

  • 1 month in case of non-performance of your contractual obligations (e.g. unpaid, severe or repeated non-compliance with the rules and regulations). The contract can be terminated for unpaid if you have not paid 3 consecutive months of royalty (including charges) or if you still owe an amount equivalent to 2 months of royalty (including charges), even after partial payments.
  • 3 months if you no longer meet the admission requirements or if the establishment is closed.

Termination of the contract must be served on you by one of the following means:

  • Registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt
  • Commissioner of Justice (formerly judicial officer and judicial auctioneer)
  • Written mail delivered against discharge.

During the notice period, you continue to pay the accommodation costs.

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