Subsidies to facilitate access to and permanence in a dwelling or room under a rental or cession of use scheme for people aged 65 and over at risk of residential exclusion.
– Age: Be 65 years of age or older on the date the call for applications is published (31 January 2025).
– Household: For the purpose of these benefits, a household unit is defined as all individuals registered at the same address, regardless of whether they are related or not.
– Registration in the municipal register: Yes, applicants must be registered as residents in Catalonia at the time of application.
– Legal residence: Yes. Applicants must have legal residence in Spain, demonstrated with a valid residence permit.
– Required documentation: Spanish national identity document (DNI), valid certificate of registration as an EU national, identity number for foreign nationals (NIE), valid identity card for foreign nationals (TIE), document stating where a registered individual lives and with whom, family book.
– Income:
Applicants must have had a regular source of income in 2023, and the annual income of the household unit must have been 25,200 euros or less.
Income for the purposes of the subsidy is calculated based on the personal income tax return (IRPF) for the 2023 tax year, by taking the sum of the income from the general taxable base (box 435) and the savings taxable base (box 460), minus the amount in box 460.
– Assets: In order to receive the subsidies, the leaseholder or any other member of the household cannot be the owner or usufructuary of a dwelling located in Spanish territory, unless they do not have use of it due to separation or divorce or for any reason beyond their control, or when the dwelling is inaccessible due to the disability of the leaseholder or of any member of the household. A person is not considered to be the owner or usufructuary of a dwelling if the right is only over an aliquot part of the dwelling and has been obtained by transfer following death.
Nor can households receive the subsidies when the amount of the savings taxable base shown in the personal income tax return (IRPF) is more than 500 euros (unless it is the result of a dation in payment due to the foreclosure of a home that had been the applicant’s habitual residence).
– Recognised disability/Dependency: Priority is given to applicants in a household with a member who has a certified degree of disability equal to or greater than 65%.
– Victim of gender-based violence: Priority is given to victims of gender-based violence.
In cases of gender violence, only the personal income or earnings of the applicant will be taken into account, and in the case of renting or transfer of a room, the income of other persons who have their habitual or permanent residence in the dwelling will not be included, and only the income of the tenant or assignee of the room will be taken into account.
– Housing situation:
Applicants must hold a rental contract or transfer-of-use agreement for a dwelling or room that serves as their habitual and permanent residence, and they must be registered in the municipal register.
Their monthly rent (or equivalent transfer-of-use payment) for the dwelling or room cannot exceed the following amounts:
For housing:
| Territory | Maximum monthly rent |
|---|---|
| Barcelona city | 900 € |
| Barcelona Metropolitan Area | 900 € |
| Rest of the Barcelona Province | 650 € |
| Girona Province | 650 € |
| Tarragona Province | 600 € |
| Lleida Province | 600 € |
| Les Terres de l’Ebre | 600 € |
*Barcelona Metropolitan Area* Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, Maresme, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental..
For large families, single-parent families and for households with a member with a legally recognised disability and a favourable mobility scale, this maximum amount will be 900 euros throughout Catalonia.
In the case of a room:
| Territory | Maximum monthly rent |
|---|---|
| Barcelona Metropolitan Area* ciutat | 450 € |
| Rest of the Barcelona Province | 350 € |
|
Girona Province |
350 € |
|
Tarragona Province |
300 € |
|
Lleida Province |
300 € |
|
Les Terres de l’Ebre |
300 € |
*Barcelona Metropolitan Area* Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, Maresme, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental.
Applicants must be up to date with their rent or transfer-of-use payments at the time of submitting the application.
Incompatibilities:
These subsidies cannot be combined with other financial aid from any public institution or from public or private organisations for the same monthly payments of the same year, if they serve the same purpose. In cases where compatible subsidies apply, the total amounts to be received in a single calendar year may not exceed 4,500 euros.
They are also incompatible with rental payment assistance and/or benefits provided by the Barcelona Housing Consortium, except when the Consortium’s rental payment assistance and/or benefit ends within the calendar year of this call for applications and cannot be renewed under the Barcelona rental payment benefits scheme for any months not covered by this assistance.
The following are not eligible for the subsidies:
– Households where the leaseholder or any other member is related to the landlords by marriage or any equivalent stable relationship, by blood, adoption or affinity up to the second degree.
– Tenants of housing managed or administered by the Catalan Housing Agency, either directly or through other public institutions or non-profit organisations.
Amount and frequency:
The subsidy consists of a single payment to be used for annual rent in the year of the call for applications. With a minimum total amount of €240 and a maximum of €2,400, the benefit is determined as follows:
- 20% of the annual rent or lease fee: If the applicant’s rent or transfer-of-use burden is 30% or less of their income.
- 30% of the annual rent or transfer-of-use fee: If the applicant’s rent or transfer-of-use burden is between 30% and 40% of their income.
- 40% of the annual rent or transfer-of-use fee: If the applicant’s rent or transfer-of-use burden is 40% or more of their income.