# French political debate over housing priority > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/french-political-debate-over-housing-priority > Updated: 2026-09-14T06:21:14.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2. Marine Le Pen, leader of the Rassemblement National, has proposed a housing platform centered on the principle of ‘national priority.’ She argues that reserving social housing and personal housing assistance (APL) exclusively for French citizens is a ‘natural and just right.’ Her plan includes abolishing social housing quota laws, allowing the sale of certain public units to citizens, and evicting families involved in criminal activity from social housing. To address construction and costs, Le Pen suggested providing public land to builders for free in exchange for affordable apartments, eliminating the ‘zero net artificialization’ rule, and replacing existing renovation subsidies with zero-interest loans. She also proposed lowering VAT from 25 percent to 20 percent. Béziers Mayor Robert Ménard expressed support for this ‘national priority’ principle, though he noted the legal difficulties mayors encounter when attempting to evict families of delinquents from social housing. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-14: French political figures discuss housing priority and childcare French political figures Robert Ménard and Bruno Le Maire addressed various domestic issues, including the legacy of the Gilets jaunes, national priority in housing, and proposals for guaranteed childcare. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/french-political-figures-discuss-housing-priority-and-childcare ### 2026-09-14: Marine Le Pen proposes national priority for French social housing Marine Le Pen has proposed a ‘national priority’ housing policy, aiming to reserve social housing and APL benefits for French citizens and introducing new construction and renovation measures. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/marine-le-pen-proposes-national-priority-for-french-social-housing --- Cite as: French political debate over housing priority. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/french-political-debate-over-housing-priority