Budget rents according to legislation

Want to find affordable housing but find it difficult to get into the private rental market? Budget rentals offer a way out. But what exactly does this entail?

1. What is budget hiring?

With budget rents, you get a discount from Living in Flanders on the market rent. The discount amounts to at least 15 percent. You must meet the conditions.

You can budget rent pending social housing. Read more about the conditions of social housing and how to apply for it here.

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2. Who is budget hiring for?

Want to budget rent? Then you (and your partner) must meet the conditions below:

• You are registered in the population register, in the immigration register or at a reference address.
• You do not own a home or plot (for residential construction) in full ownership at home and/or abroad.
• Your income on the last assessment notice must not exceed:
  • 51,990 euros as a single person
  • 74,280 euros as a single person with one dependent, increased by 4,170 euros per additional dependent person
  • 74,280 euros for other persons, again increased by 4,170 euros for each additional dependent person

If you meet all the requirements, you must apply for an attestation before you can budget rent.

3. How do I apply for an attestation?

Step 1: Request an attestation from Living in Flanders

• Fill out the online form the Forms Counter of Living in Flanders. You fill out a form online with all the necessary documents.
• The application is free of charge. Has your application been denied? Then you can reapply for free.

Step 2: Receive approval or denial of your application

• You will receive a digital response within 15 business days. If your application is incomplete, you will have another 1 month to correct it.
• Upon approval, you will receive an attestation from Living in Flanders. This attestation is valid for 12 months.
• If refused, you can appeal within 15 calendar days after you received the refusal. Wonen in Vlaanderen will then give its decision within 60 calendar days.

Step 3: Find a property through the Housing Portal

• Find a suitable home within certain housing types (obvv the number of bedrooms) through the Housing Portal. Indicate your interest in certain housing projects.
• Each project is open for at least 2 weeks. Once this deadline has passed, the Flanders Housing Agency reviews all applicants.
• You may apply for several housing types and multiple projects.
• Choose a home that is not too small for your family size.
• Some municipalities give priority to candidates with local ties. That means you have lived there continuously for at least 5 years in the past 10 years.

Step 4: Ranking by Living in Flanders.

• Living in Flanders ranks all candidates who have a valid attestation.
• The ranking is completely random and does not depend on your profile or when you applied. Thus, everyone has an equal chance.
• The landlord is required to rent the property to the candidate with the lowest rank number.

Step 5: Accept or refuse

• As a candidate, you may refuse the offer. Then you will lose your rank number for this housing type within the housing project.
• As a landlord, you may refuse the candidate for 2 reasons:
  • If you can’t pay the rent.
  • If the family is too big for the house.

If you do not agree with this, you can always start proceedings in the justice of the peace or file a complaint for discrimination.

Sources: Flanders, VRT

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