Luxembourg : Getting Housing Assistance

Organization : Housing Assistance Department
Service Name : Getting Housing Assistance
Country: Luxembourg

Website : https://luxembourg.public.lu/en.html
More Info: https://logement.public.lu/fr.html

Getting Housing Assistance:

State aid in the field of housing (aid for building, ecological aid, social assistance, etc.) is intended for all citizens. However, given the number of existing grants, it is wise to take professional advice regarding the criteria and conditions in force.

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The Housing Assistance Department (Service des aides au logement) of the Ministry of Housing offers advice of this kind. In its two offices (in Luxembourg-Hollerich and Esch-sur-Alzette), this department brings together all the relevant information concerning state aid for housing and its staff willingly answer questions from interested parties: private individuals, associations, developers.

They offer information in the following areas:
Individual housing grants, which are intended for individuals. These include, for example, the construction premium, aid for special facilities for the benefit of people with reduced mobility, and also help from the State to finance a tenant’s guarantee; aid and information concerning an ecological approach to building and the achievement of high energy efficiency; accommodation rented or sold (in accordance with social criteria) by the municipalities, the Housing Fund (Fonds du Logement) and the National Society for Affordable Housing (Société nationale des habitations à bon marché, SNHBM).

Under the heading ‘Housing’ the Citizens’ Portal, for its part, gives valuable information concerning State aid for housing.

It is the responsibility of the Housing Aid department to provide the maximum amount of information and advice on all types of information on residential housing and state aid for public and private developers in the construction of housing, Subsidized housing projects.

In addition, through the Info’Housing service, users can obtain useful information for the construction or purchase of a dwelling (with or without transformations), as well as for improvement, remediation and renovation works.

The development of their existing housing, including issues relating to environmentally friendly and energy efficient construction, as well as technical issues such as insulation, safety and sanitation.

Finally, users can also obtain information on legislative and tax issues (housing, Bëllegen Akt) as well as legislation on the lease to rent (residential lease).

Individual housing assistance :
Financial assistance to individuals for housing is determined by the amended law of 25 February 1979 (pdf -93 Ko) concerning housing assistance

A wide range of State aid has been set up to encourage individual initiatives for the construction and improvement of housing for all those who can qualify for it on account of their incomes and family status.

The diversity of individual housing subsidies (subsidies, subsidies, etc.) ranges from acquisition and construction premiums, through interest-rate rebates and government guarantees, to premiums for the improvement of housing, Habitats and special development aid for the benefit of individuals with one or more motor handicaps.

While some aid is linked to the improvement of existing housing, others such as general shelter savings schemes and rental guarantees are purely financial aid which allows easy access to adequate housing.

Contact
Housing Assistance Department
11, rue de Hollerich
L-1741 Luxembourg
Phone: +352 247-84860
Fax: +352 45 88 44