Overview

Luxembourg City owns 49 housing units in different neighbourhoods and, as new construction projects are completed, more units will become available in the future.

Admission conditions

Exclusion criteria 

  • Must not be the owner, co-owner, or emphyteutic, superficiary or usufructuary lessee of a dwelling or buildable plot, nor enjoy any right of residence in another dwelling, in Luxembourg or abroad.
  • Total household income must not exceed the threshold set by Luxembourg City.
Grid: maximum monthly income for applicants

Consumer Price Index 944.43

Household composition

Maximum income

Single person

€6,611.01 

Household without children

€8,027.65

Household with 1 child

€8,028.13

Household with 2 children

€9,444.30

Household with 3 children

€10,152.61 

Household with 4 children

€10,860.95 

Household with 5 children

€11,333.28

Household with 6 children

€12,041.49 

Selection process

Applicants will be ranked in descending order of the score obtained based on the selection criteria listed below.

a) Place of work

Place of work Points

Within a radius of 1 km from the proposed accommodation (in Luxembourg City or a neighbouring municipality)

50 points

In Luxembourg City, but not particularly close to the proposed accommodation

40 points

1) Employed by the City of Luxembourg

Employed by the City of Luxembourg Points

Employed by the City of Luxembourg (1 member of the household)

10 points

c) Work history

Work history Points

Working period of at least 10 years (continuous or non-continuous)

40 points

Working period of between 3 and 10 years (continuous or non-continuous)

10 points

d) Place of residence

Additional points will be awarded to applications in which

  • at least one of the applicants resides or has resided in Luxembourg City,
  • at least one of the ascendants or descendants of one of the applicants was residing in Luxembourg City on the day the application was filed.

To calculate the score for a given application, the grid below is applied for each applicant. Then, for each of the criteria below (A, B, C and D), only the most favourable case will be taken into consideration.

 

Criterion

Points

Maximum threshold

A

Applicant is a resident of Luxembourg City at the time of application (c)

2 points per full year, without interruption, up to the day the application is submitted

40 points in total

B

Applicant has resided in Luxembourg City

1 point per full year

20 points in total

C

Has relatives in the direct ascending line (parents, grandparents, etc.) residing in Luxembourg City on the day the application is submitted

1 point per full year (continuous period)

10 points in total

D

Has relatives in the direct ascending line (parents, grandparents, etc.) residing in Luxembourg City on the day the application is submitted

1 point per full year (continuous period)

10 points in total

e) Social criterion

Social criterion Points

Particular economic and social situation

max. 20 points

In the event of a tie, preference will be given based on the net disposable income of the household, weighted by consumption unit (CU):

  • 1.00 CU for the first adult in the household;
  • 0.70 CU for each additional adult;
  • 0.40 CU for the first child;
  • 0.45 CU for the second child;
  • 0.50 CU for each additional child;
  • 0.10 CU for each child over 14 years of age;

Available accommodation units

An apartment of 92 m2 on the ground floor of a small residence in Beggen

21, rue Halanzy – L-1712 Luxembourg

Rent: €1,471 || Monthly charges: €120  || 2-month deposit: €2,942

Description

Comprising

  • fitted kitchen;
  • living room;
  • two bedrooms;
  • one bathroom;
  • guest toilet; and
  • a basement.

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Single-family house of 144 m2 in Bonnevoie

74, rue Pierre Krier – L-1880 Luxembourg

Rent: €2,075 || Monthly charges: €80  || 2-month deposit: €4,150

Description

Comprising:

  • fitted kitchen;
  • living room;
  • four bedrooms;
  • two bathrooms;
  • a basement; and
  • a garden.

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An apartment of 84 m2 on the second floor of a small residence in Pfaffenthal

8A, rue Vauban – L-2663 Luxembourg

Rent: €1,389 ||Monthly charges: €130  || 2-month deposit: €2,778

Description

Description

  • fitted kitchen;
  • living room;
  • two bedrooms;
  • one bathroom;
  • guest toilet; and
  • balcony.

An indoor parking space can be rented for €160 per month.

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Application

Applications must be made using the appropriate form. Incomplete applications will be returned to applicants by post, together with a list of the missing documents required to complete the application.

Once the application is complete, the applicant will receive an acknowledgement of receipt confirming their registration on the waiting list.

Once per year, a letter is sent to all prospective tenants inviting them to update their application. Applications that are not confirmed will be removed from the waiting list.