The government allowed 1,889m euros to be distributed to autonomous communities this Tuesday. assistance for housing rehabilitation and promotion of construction living space Social. The allocation criteria of EUR 1,389 million of European funds approved EUR 500 million to finance housing rehabilitation actions and to build social rental housing in energy efficient buildings. The funds add to the 1.651 million euros already transferred by the Government to autonomous communities and cities for the execution of these investment programmes.
According to Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda Minister Raquel Sánchez, this transfer of resources will allow the creation of approximately 180,000 jobs, mainly among self-employed workers. Sánchez said that one of these aidschance“For the development of the economy and job creation in a construction sector that has been greatly affected by the crisis caused by the pandemic. The government considers that assistance for the rehabilitation and creation of social housing” is more necessary than ever because of the situation. created by the occupation of Ukraine by Russia” and carbon footprint at a time when it is necessary to promote energy efficiency in homes.
The minister stressed that the aid would allow a significant reduction in citizens’ energy bills. It saves 30%. The set of aid transferred to the autonomous communities is approximately € 3,540 million, representing 75% of the funds available for rehabilitation and 100% for social housing. For social housing, these resources will translate into social leasing in efficient buildings.