Structure of Brussels Housing
The Brussels Housing organisation chart is divided into different administrative units (General Management, 3 operational departments and 3 cross-functional departments).
Organisation chart
Operational services
The Rent Allowances & Unoccupied Housing Department is responsible for:
- granting financial assistance (allowances) to low-income tenants;
- detecting and combating unoccupied homes.
The Regional Housing Inspectorate (DIRL) is responsible for:
- checking that rental properties or those destined for rental comply with the mandatory safety, health and equipment standards;
- combating discrimination in housing access;
- granting the student housing label.
The Housing Policy and Stakeholder Support Department (DPLA) is responsible for:
- managing the subsidies granted by Brussels Housing to housing producers and managers, to different housing associations and in response to calls for projects;
- preparing housing policy and the financing and control of the para-regional bodies responsible for housing policy;
- launching and supporting studies on housing policy;
- coordinating European projects;
- handling parliamentary questions;
- the secretariat of the Housing and Urban Renewal Advisory Council and the Joint Rental Commission.
Cross-cutting services.
The Support & Coordination Department (DAC) assists and supports the Managing Director and the administrative units in the areas of finance and budget, human resources, communication, management control, internal control, public procurement and workspaces.
Within the DAC, the Housing Information Centre (CIL) centralises and redistributes information on housing in the Brussels-Capital Region, directing citizens to the appropriate services.
The Projects & IT Department (DPIT) actively supports the administrative units of Brussels Housing in project and IT development. It initiates or collaborates on the implementation of specific projects and provides the Managing Director and administrative units with advice, analysis or reports on project development, personal data protection and IT.
The Housing Legal Affairs Department (DAJL) is responsible for:
- investigating administrative appeals against first-instance decisions on housing matters;
- following up on litigation before the Conseil d'Etat or the courts;
- supporting the administrative units in legal matters;
- assisting the Supervisory Cabinet in its legislative work.
