How to apply for a National Housing Aid loan

Those who are eligible for national housing aid may, if a review of their situation justifies it, be able to take advantage of a loan designed to help them enter into a lease, provided that this does not result in more than 40% of their income being spent on rent, as set out in Article 7

This loan is not therefore automatically granted and must eventually be applied for before any commitment is made or any tenancy agreement is signed.

The national housing aid loan may be used to pay the deposit and agency fees (including VAT). It should be requested no later than one month following the effective date of the lease. The national housing aid loan is provided at an interest rate of 0% and is repayable over a period of four years.

The loan is repaid using deductions from the National Housing Aid allowance. The conditions are expressed in an acknowledgement of debt which is signed when the loan is accepted.

For recipients in the non-regulated housing sector, however, agency fees will be paid by the State (once per household, per type).

The deposit may be deducted from national housing aid in accordance with the conditions described above, or repaid in a single instalment at the end of the lease (in the non-regulated sector only).

Applicants who are only seeking assistance with agency fees (no application for a loan to cover the deposit) should contact the Housing Department directly.

Should the recipient be unable to make this payment, the sum due will become repayable over a period of one year, by means of a new loan issued at an interest rate of 1%.

For individuals over the age of 65, the agency fee for initial applications may be paid for by the State, if their situation (after examination) proves to justify this.

Under no circumstances may recipients be granted multiple national housing aid loans at the same time.

In order to receive an National Housing Aid loan, you must first apply for National Housing Aid.

State sector or C.A.R.

You must complete the following form: 

Regulated sector

You must complete the following form: 

Non-regulated rent or rent-controlled housing

You must complete the following form:

You can collect the above three forms directly from the Housing Department (contact details above).

The completed form must be sent to the Housing Department.