More than 2 million people are waiting for social housing in the Ile-de-France region.

As of December 31, 2025, the regional and interdepartmental directorate for accommodation and housing recorded 933.996 applications for social housing in Île-de-France, representing a total of 2.058.483 people.

"The number of people waiting for social housing has exceeded 2 million for the first time (...) crossing this threshold is symbolic and historic" and a sign that the region "is sinking into an unprecedented housing crisis," reacted the Communist, Ecologist and Citizen Left group at the Ile-de-France Regional Council on Monday.

The number of households applying for social housing has increased by 5% in one year, adds Éric Constantin, regional director for Ile-de-France of the Foundation for Housing the Disadvantaged.

Among the households on the waiting list, one in five is a single-parent family, nearly a quarter have incomes below 12.083 euros per person per year and 21% have been waiting for social housing for at least 5 years.

Approximately 30% of applicant households are already housed in social housing and wish to change accommodation.

In Paris alone, 327.258 applications were renewed or submitted in 2025, 12% more than in 2024, according to the Paris Urban Planning Workshop (Apur).

During the year 2025, 67.113 social housing units were allocated in Ile-de-France, representing 159.786 people housed.

The median waiting time for social housing is 30,4 months, but exceeds 34 months in Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d'Oise and even 35,2 months in Val-de-Marne.