Who can use social leasing

What this page covers

Social leasing 2026 is a long-term rental of a new electric car, not a purchase: the household pays monthly rents and does not have to buy the car. The State renews the offer from 16 July 2026 for the most modest households. This page lists the conditions the ministry page sets for the household and the vehicle.

Conditions for the household

• An adult who can show a domicile in France.
• A tax household whose reference tax income per share (revenu fiscal de référence par part) is €16,880 or less.
• A person who lives more than 10 kilometres from the place of work and uses a personal car to get there, or who drives more than 8,000 kilometres a year with a personal car as part of a professional activity.

Proof of the distance condition

For the condition of more than 10 kilometres, an employee's employer must provide a certificate of the distance. A person who is not an employee must provide a sworn statement together with proof of affiliation to a social-security scheme for the current year.

The vehicle

The models are offered by the approved lessors (loueurs conventionnés) and must meet the scheme's eligibility conditions, subject to vehicle availability. The ministry page links the list of vehicles eligible for the 2026 programme; for individuals it is a PDF, version of 08/07/2026. This page does not reproduce the list.

Checking eligibility

According to the ministry page, eligibility can be assessed with the simulator of the ASP (Agence de service et de paiement) or with the sales contact at the approved lessor.

What this page does not settle

This page gives the conditions as the ministry page states them. The ministry page does not say which tax notice year defines the reference income and names no further document, so this page does not either. It says nothing about an end date for the scheme or about how many cars are still available.