Shared housing for seniors : the government wants to double the supply

Faced with an aging population, the government wants to scale up on shared housing for seniors. A national roadmap, jointly announced by the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry for Autonomy, sets a clear objective: to double the number of available places in the coming decades. An analysis of a project that could reshape the way older people are housed in France.

A national roadmap to accelerate shared housing

It was during a joint announcement that Vincent Jeanbrun, Minister for the City and Housing, and Camille Galliard-Minier, Minister Delegate in charge of Autonomy and Persons with Disabilities, unveiled the launch of a national roadmap designed to accelerate the development of shared housing. Developed with sector stakeholders, it is to be piloted in several territories with the support of the Caisse des dépôts.

The challenge is as much demographic as it is budgetary: between the EHPAD, often seen as a last resort, and isolated home care, shared housing positions itself as an intermediate solution, designed to offer a secure living environment while preserving social ties.

275,000 people affected, an ambitious target

According to figures put forward by the government, shared housing currently concerns nearly 275,000 people in France, distributed across several models: independent living residences (120,000 places), senior serviced residences (105,000 places), inclusive housing (8,000 places) and intergenerational residences (13,000 places). The executive's stated objective is to more than double this stock, to exceed 400,000 places by 2040.

• Independent living residences : about 120,000 places currently
• Senior serviced residences : about 105,000 places
• Inclusive housing : about 8,000 places
• Intergenerational residences : about 13,000 places

The different forms of shared housing for seniors

Behind the generic term “shared housing” lie very different realities. The independent living residence (formerly foyer-logement) offers individual accommodations with collective services, with an average rent of around €923 per month in 2026. Inclusive housing focuses on life in a small collective with a shared social life project, while intergenerational residences seek to make seniors live alongside young professionals or students. This range of solutions should allow the offer to be adapted to very varied levels of autonomy, far from the binary choice between home and EHPAD.

This project adds to other measures already underway, such as MaPrimeAdapt', which enabled the adaptation of 36,000 seniors' homes in 2025 with a budget of €220 million, with a revised target of an additional 41,000 homes in 2026.

Funding mobilized from 2026

On the budgetary front, funds from the CNSA (Caisse nationale de solidarité pour l'autonomie) will be mobilized from 2026 to kick off the first pilot territories. The detailed roadmap is to be drawn up in the coming weeks with the federations of the sector, local authorities and social landlords, before a gradual rollout. For families seeking a housing solution adapted to an elderly relative, this plan could, in the long term, significantly broaden the supply available across the country, including in rural areas that are currently less well served.

Frequently asked questions

What is shared housing for seniors?

It is an intermediate housing model between individual home and the EHPAD, which brings together independent living residences, inclusive housing and intergenerational residences, with shared services and social life.

How many people currently live in shared housing in France?

Around 275,000 people, distributed across independent living residences, senior serviced residences, inclusive housing and intergenerational residences.

What is the government's objective by 2040?

To exceed 400,000 places of shared housing, i.e. more than double the current stock, thanks to a national roadmap financed notably by the CNSA.

Sources

• Shared housing: a joint roadmap — Ministry of Labour and Solidarity
• Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts)
• Shared housing: the government accelerates — Handicap.fr

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