The decision was taken this Tuesday morning during the board of directors of 13 Habitat. From January 2023, for more than 30,000 tenants in Bouches du Rhône, rents will go up 3.6%, as allowed by the national rent reference index.
For this HLM organization which manages 33,500 housing units in the department, the amount of rents had not been increased in the last seven years. “It’s not gladly, but it is an absolute necessityexplains Nora Preziosi, the new president of 13 Habitat. Inflation is exploding, interest rates are rising, the Livret A rate too: budgetaryly, 13 Habitat is in danger if we do nothing.
Help with paying gas and electricity bills
A solidarity fund will also be created for the most modest tenants to help them pay their gas and electricity bills. The amount of this fund, as well as the procedures for choosing the residences and beneficiary tenants, will be defined very soon.