€250 per month for two years: The application period for rental assistance for young people is now open.
They will be granted in the order of entry in the registry if the established conditions are met.
BarcelonaThe Generalitat opens this Monday the call to request the young rental bonus, financed with state funds, with the publication in Official Journal of the Generalitat from Catalonia (DOGC) of the corresponding resolution. Although these are state aid applications, applications will be processed by the Catalan Housing Agency. They can be submitted from May 19 to 23, and will be resolved in the order in which they are received until the initial budget allocation, which totals €37,783,500, is exhausted. The monthly subsidy will be €250 and will be granted for a period of two years. However, there are several requirements to qualify for the subsidy.
Requirements for rental assistance for young people
To qualify for this aid, you must be a legal resident in Catalonia and the rented or leased home or room must be your habitual and permanent residence for the entire period for which the aid is granted. The household income must be equal to or less than €25,200 per year (from 2023), and you must be at least 35 years old at the time of application. You must also have a regular source of income, hold a lease or be able to sign one within a maximum of two months, and not pay a monthly rent or lease fee for the home or room higher than the amounts established in the call for applications.
Furthermore, no person in the household may be the owner or usufructuary of a home, nor a partner or tenant, nor be married (or have a similar relationship), nor be related up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity, with the landlords of the home. Applications for the young rental voucher can be submitted electronically through the Tràmits website, at the exchanges that are part of the Mediation Network for Social Rental, at the local housing offices that collaborate through an agreement with the Housing Agency of Catalonia, as well as at the Agency itself and at its service offices throughout the territory.
Future aid from the Generalitat
The call for rental assistance for young people is expected to open soon, with the Generalitat's own funds, which will complement the state youth rental bonus. The grant will be up to €250 per month, depending on the household income and the financial effort required to pay the rent.
