“Social housing should be reserved for those who really need it.

The mayor of the 20th arrondissement of Paris, Eric Pliez, did not really taste the revelations of Mediapart on Thursday.

According to the online media, the socialist deputy for Charente Jérôme Lambert had lived for 25 years in intermediate rent housing (PLI) in the social housing stock of Paris Habitat, with an area of ​​95 m2 for 971 euros per month (excluding charges), far from the price of housing in the private market, estimated at around 2,300 euros.

However, according to the site of the National Assembly, the allowance of a parliamentarian amounts to 5,679 euros net per month.

"Informed of the situation of deputy Jérôme Lambert, Paris Habitat immediately asked him to return his accommodation", announces Eric Pliez on Twitter, adding that the social landlord will carry out "reinforcement of controls".

Not invested by the Nupes because of its opposition to marriage for all

Questioned by AFP on Thursday evening, Jérôme Lambert stressed that “there is nothing hidden, everything has been clear from the start.

The fact that a Member lives in intermediate accommodation is nothing new.

It is not an HLM”.

“25 years ago, I had this five-room apartment (we were a family of five then) for the market price, 900 euros.

Lease increases were indexed to the cost of construction index, or about 1% per year.

Today, it is no longer the market price,” he acknowledged.

“It's completely legal, it's not a free pass.

I am being sued that makes no sense.

Paris Habitat has never asked me anything” until now, he added.

He specified that he was going to leave this accommodation, within the framework of the divorce agreement with his wife who is his former collaborator.

According to Mediapart, he also owns a house in his constituency of Charente.

Aged 64, Jérôme Lambert is running for an eighth term in the legislative elections, in the 3rd district of Charente, under the label Mouvement des Citoyens, because he was not invested by the PS, as part of the Nupes, because of his opposition to the marriage for all law.

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  • Elections

  • Legislative elections 2022

  • Socialist Party (PS)

  • Social housing

  • Paris

  • public housing

  • Ile-de-France