Can a tenant benefit from APL, ALF or ALS if their home belongs to their family?

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

It all depends on the relationship you have with the owner of the dwelling:

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The accommodation belongs to a member of your family

The owner is your father/mother

No, you cannot receive personalized housing benefit (APL), family housing benefit (ALF) or social housing benefit (ALS).

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

Yes, you can benefit from personalized housing support (APL), of the family housing allowance (ALF) or social housing allowance (ALS).

The accommodation also belongs to one of your parents married with your stepfather/stepmother

No, you cannot receive personalized housing benefit (APL), family housing benefit (ALF) or social housing benefit (ALS).

The owner is your grandparent or great-grandparent

No, you cannot receive personalized housing benefit (APL), family housing benefit (ALF) or social housing benefit (ALS).

The owner is your child

No, you cannot receive personalized housing benefit (APL), family housing benefit (ALF) or social housing benefit (ALS).

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

Yes, you can benefit from personalized housing support (APL), of the family housing allowance (ALF) or social housing allowance (ALS).

The accommodation also belongs to your child

No, you cannot receive personalized housing benefit (APL), family housing benefit (ALF) or social housing benefit (ALS).

The owner is your grandchild or great-grandchild

No, you cannot receive personalized housing benefit (APL), family housing benefit (ALF) or social housing benefit (ALS).

The owner is your brother/sister

Yes, you can benefit from personalized housing support (APL), of the family housing allowance (ALF) or social housing allowance (ALS).

The owner is your nephew/niece

Yes, you can benefit from personalized housing support (APL), of the family housing allowance (ALF) or social housing allowance (ALS).

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

No, you cannot receive personalized housing benefit (APL), family housing benefit (ALF) or social housing benefit (ALS) if the owner of the dwelling is a ascending or descendant of the person you live with as a couple.

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

You cannot receive personalized housing benefit (APL), family housing benefit (ALF) or social housing benefit (ALS) if you, your ascendants or descendants or those of person you live with as a couple hold ownership shares or of usufruct on housing. This is the case, for example, if you have set up a civil real estate business (SCI).

However, provision is made for exception if the shares are minority. Indeed, if all the shares of ownership and usufruct of the dwelling are less than 10% for ownership shares and 10% for shares in usufruct, you can benefit from the APL or the ALF or the ALS. These thresholds shall not exceed 20% ownership or usufruct of the dwelling. However, you should check that you are filling in the other award conditions specific to each of these aids.

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