The Spanish Government approves the State Housing Plan 2026-2030

€7 billion to expand the public housing stock and curb real estate speculation

On 21 April, the Council of Ministers approved the State Housing Plan 2026-2030, endowed with €7 billion. The Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda, Isabel Rodríguez, described the plan as “an important step” to solve the difficulties of access to housing and to establish this right “against any other conception of housing.”

The plan, which is the first to develop the Housing Law, reflects the Executive’s “two ambitions” in this area: the construction of affordable and permanently protected public housing; and the fight against speculation to protect the social character of housing. According to the minister, the plan responds to the social demand for a structural agreement to address the main problem faced by citizens, since “patches are not enough and there is no magic wand.”

Broadly speaking, the plan is structured around three main axes of action: i) building more public housing; ii) simultaneously rehabilitating and mobilising the current stock; and iii) increasing aid for those with the greatest difficulties in accessing housing. The total investment of €7 billion triples the initial investment of the previous plan in co-responsibility policies with the autonomous communities, which will receive 40% of the funds while the Government will contribute the remaining 60%.

Regarding the distribution of investment, 40% of the funds will be used to expand the supply of public housing, either through the construction or acquisition of new homes to form this public housing stock at affordable prices. Rehabilitation will account for 30% of the resources, and the same percentage will be allocated to aid for those who need it.

Other elements of the plan

Among the most notable new features, the minister highlighted the guarantee of shielding the public stock built or acquired with resources from the General State Administration. The plan incorporates an “anti-fraud clause” to ensure that officially protected housing benefits those who need it, tightening controls on allocation and transparency in applicant registers. Furthermore, the plan establishes that administrations must share housing data and inform citizens and the media accordingly.

In the area of aid, the plan significantly increases the resources allocated to promoting the construction of public housing, incorporating elements such as industrialisation techniques and attention to stressed areas. Aid for rehabilitation also grows, an area that now includes the preservation of the heritage value of homes that would otherwise end up abandoned. Regarding young people, aid of up to €300 is established for rent and up to €15,000 for those who build or acquire their first home in a rural area of up to 20,000 inhabitants.