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Public housing lottery allocations expand

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2026-07-31 09:44 UTC → 2026-07-31 20:30 UTC · added removed

In early July 2026, the A Coruña city council amended its urban plan to re‑classify re‑classified land in the Xuxán neighbourhood for residential use, paving the way for more than enabling over 500 public‑sector housing units homes and launching a notary‑supervised lottery for 18 affordable rentals aimed at for young families, with rents of €130‑€190 per month. families. By late July, other municipalities were adopting similar lottery‑based mechanisms. Zaragoza organised held two notarial lotteries to allocate the first for 78 EU‑funded affordable rentals, giving priority to vulnerable groups such as people with reduced mobility, large families, single parents and young adults. In Río Gallegos, Argentina, the provincial Institute of Urban Development and Housing Argentina prepared a lottery for 260 families, with construction nearly finished and deliveries expected in early August. Later in July, the families. The Xunta of Galicia announced a €9.6 million public tender to build 80 shared‑accommodation units in San Paio de Navia, Vigo, targeting for residents under 36 36, and scheduled for a two‑year construction period. Simultaneously, the Navarre government decided to replace its points‑based system for allocating protected rental housing (VPO) VPO allocation with a notary‑supervised lottery starting in September, while preserving merit‑based priority groups. Later in July, the state housing agency Casa 47 opened applications for disabled persons, victims 401 affordable rental units in the Valencian Community, including 157 apartments in Castellón with rents of gender‑based violence, terrorism survivors €350‑€1 066, and large families. a separate call for 34 units in Lekunberri, Navarre, priced at €417‑€519. Navarre confirmed that these units, along with other regional rentals, will be allocated by public lottery from September, aligning with the broader shift toward lottery‑driven allocation. The Galicia tender proceeds, while the regional housing institute rejected a proposal to use land in As Raíñas for public housing, citing its non‑urban‑consolidated status. These developments show steps illustrate a widening rollout continued expansion and refinement of transparent, lottery‑driven lottery‑based public‑housing programmes across Spanish regions and abroad, extending the approach to younger tenants and broadening access criteria. beyond.

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