Everything you need to know about housing rental aid for young people
December 14, 2022
In fact, Spanish youth is fifth from the bottom of Europe in terms of development and independence. And it is that only 19.4% of Spaniards manage to become independent before the age of 30, and those who do, are mostly at 29, the average age of emancipation in the State.
Fortunately, there are different financial aids for young people, which are intended to facilitate access to housing. In this post we tell you the 2 most important!
YOUTH RENTAL VOUCHER
The Youth Rental Voucher is a monthly aid approved by the Spanish government, and which will be managed by each autonomous community, which aims to facilitate the rental of a home among young people, and thus make it a little easier for them to live on their own. bill.
- Requirements
Be of legal age and be under 35 years old -inclusive- at the time of requesting the aid.
Be the holder of the rental contract of the rented house or room.
Be registered and live in the house that the aid is requested.
Have a regular income of a maximum of 24,301.51 euros per year and be up to date with payments.
- Rental income limit
Depending on the area where you live and the type of room, there are some limits or others, let’s see.
Regarding the rent of an entire apartment:
- Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, Maresme, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental): 900 euros.
- Rest of the Barcelona demarcation and Girona demarcation: 650 euros.
- Demarcation of Lleida, Tarragona and Tierras del Ebro: 600 euros
And if it is only a room:
- Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, Maresme, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental): 450 euros.
- Rest of the demarcation of Barcelona and Girona demarcation: 350 euros.
- Demarcation of Lleida, Tarragona and Tierras del Ebro: 300 euros.
- Amount of aid
The aid contributes an amount of 6,000 euros, divided into 24 monthly installments of 250 euros each, that is, 2 years.
- How to request
To request aid, it can be done in person at the local offices or electronically on the website of the Ministry of transport, mobility and urban agenda.
STATE HOUSING PLAN
The State Housing Plan is a law promulgated by the Government, which establishes a series of rental aids to facilitate access and permanence in a rental home for sectors of the population with limited economic means.
These aids are processed through the Autonomous Communities, so there will be certain aspects that will vary based on the community in which we are. Also add that these aids are activated according to the dates decided by the communities themselves.
- Requirements
Be of legal age and be under 35 years old -inclusive- at the time of requesting the aid.
Be the owner or be in a position to sign a contract for: housing lease, as a tenant, assignment of use, as an assignee, or rent or assignment of use of a room, as a tenant or assignee.
That the house be your habitual and permanent residence.
The annual income of all the people residing in the home receiving the aid is equal to or less than 3 times the IPREM (€24,318.84).
eye! It will be 4 times the IPREM for children of victims of gender violence and 5 times the IPREM for people with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.
- Rental income limit
The monthly rental income may not exceed €600, extendable to €900 by the Autonomous Community.
If you only rent or assign the use of a room, the rent may not exceed €300 per month, or €450 if the Community justifies it!
- Amount of aid
The amount of this aid is up to 50% of the monthly rental income of the habitual residence, for 5 years!
- How to request
Rental aid is managed through the Autonomous Communities. Therefore, it will be necessary to be informed in each autonomy of the deadlines that are established each year for your request; here the case of Catalonia.
The documentation to be provided may also vary to some extent in each autonomous community, although the requirements established by the State Plan will be common to all communities.
At Espígul we want to make things easier for you and, therefore, we hope that this post has been of great help to you. Do not hesitate to request the aid and take a look at all the rental options that we have available.
