Housing & Planning · Housing supply
France hands mayors a veto over social-housing allocations
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This story was updated in the Jul 20, 2026 edition: France: Senate passes housing bill giving mayors a veto over social-housing allocations
A housing bill presented to the Council of Ministers would give mayors a right to propose candidates and a veto over social-housing allocations, plus a third national urban-renewal programme worth €5bn.
A direct devolution-of-control idea — elected local leaders, not arms-length bodies, deciding who gets social housing — resonant for UK local-connection and allocation debates.
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