Question 15171 — people with disabilities

Summary

Ms. Mathilde Paris alerts the Minister of Labor, Health and Solidarity about the discrimination suffered by beneficiaries of the allowance for disabled adults (AAH) in their search for housing. Indeed, according to the annual report of the Defender of Rights published in 2021, disability is the leading cause of discrimination in France and the real estate sector is no exception. The AAH is a minimum income financed by the State which is determined according to the level of incapacity of the people. It is most of the time granted for a limited period (from one to ten years). Residents of her Loiret constituency alerted the MP to the discrimination they suffered during their search for housing. Thus, some agencies refuse to take AAH into account as disposable income while others impose an employment contract (document that unemployed AAH recipients do not have). However, the Defender of Rights considers that the practice of a real estate agency consisting of only taking into account the seizable income of candidates constitutes indirect discrimination based on disability. Faced with the observation of this constant discrimination in the real estate sector, the Government put in place in 2020 a Charter to fight against discrimination in access to housing, but its effectiveness remains very limited to date. In addition, tenants receiving the AAH face another difficulty: landlords generally require tenants to have an income three times higher than the rent amount. Thus, with the maximum amount of the AAH, a disabled person can only claim rent of 300 euros, which limits their possibilities. In view of all these elements, it asks him to consider a reform of the selection criteria of applications in the real estate stock in order to take into account the allowance for disabled adults (AAH) in the calculation of income and thus eliminate the discrimination suffered by beneficiaries.

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