Refusal of housing allowance after moving to more expensive flat

ATA/11/1996Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberJan 9, 1996

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Omnilex summary

The case concerns the refusal of a housing allowance to a tenant who moved into a more expensive apartment in order to accommodate the desire for a second child. The court held that Article 39A LGL permits such a refusal because the inconveniences relied on by the tenant do not constitute major inconveniences within the meaning of that provision.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 39A LGL; refusal of housing allowance after a move to a more expensive dwelling: the authority may deny the benefit where the tenant chose more costly accommodation for personal or family preferences, unless the inconveniences invoked reach the threshold of major hardship required by the provision. Reasons linked to the wish for a second child do not, as such, satisfy that threshold. The assessment turns on whether the move was necessitated by circumstances of sufficient gravity; absent such circumstances, the denial of the allocation is lawful.

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Descripteurs

LOGEMENT; CHANGEMENT DE LOGEMENT; ALLOCATION DE LOGEMENT; LOGEMENT SOCIAL; IEA

Normes

LGL.39 A

Résumé

L'article 39A LGL permet de refuser une allocation de logement au locataire qui a emménagé dans un appartement plus onéreux en raison du désir d'un second enfant, les inconvénients invoqués par le locataire ne pouvant être considérés comme "majeurs" au sens de ce même article.

Keywords

housing allowancesocial housingrelocationhardshipfamily sizeeligibility

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether housing allowance could be refused under Art. 39A LGL after a move to a more expensive flat for family-expansion reasons.

Extracted holding

The refusal was permissible; the inconveniences invoked by the tenant did not qualify as major within the meaning of Art. 39A LGL.

Extracted reasoning

Art. 39A LGL allows denial of a housing allowance when the tenant has moved to a more expensive dwelling, and the reasons given for the move did not amount to the required major hardship or serious inconvenience.

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