The session, requested by the opposition, especially by the Esquerra group led by former mayor Agnès Lladó, comes at a time when the supply of rental and purchase flats in Figueres does not meet demand, a situation exacerbated by demographic growth and a construction void. This will be the second special plenary session of the mandate, following the one dedicated to commerce and the Sala Edison project.

Since 2019, the council has implemented various strategies to strengthen the available housing stock. These include subsidies for rehabilitating empty homes, purchasing flats for social use, and promoting protected developments on public land. Municipal policy has focused on combining formulas to expand affordable and social housing supply, rather than on large-scale new construction projects.

One of the main focuses has been the mobilization of existing housing. The City Council approved guidelines to encourage the improvement and rehabilitation of flats, with the aim of incorporating them into the mediation pool for rental. In 2021, a call for subsidies of 109,500 euros was launched to renovate homes and allocate them to social rental, seeking to bring empty flats to families with difficulties accessing the market. That same year, 12 flats were acquired through the pre-emption and retraction system to expand the municipal housing stock.

By the end of 2021, a second call for subsidies, totaling 244,000 euros, allowed for the renovation of empty flats, covering up to 100% of the cost of works if the homes were incorporated into the public rental stock for five years. The model envisioned the council assuming the rent to then allocate them at below-market prices, especially for young people and the elderly.

Another pillar of local housing policy has been facilitating new protected developments. An agreement between the City Council, INCASÒL, and the Catalan Housing Agency foresees the construction of 51 officially protected affordable rental homes in the Parc de les Aigües sector. Despite having the building permit, work has not yet begun due to an extension requested by the Generalitat agency.

In 2024, the council initially approved the regulation for accessing the municipal housing stock, legally organizing the allocation of acquired, adapted, and rehabilitated flats. In 2025, 8 municipally managed homes were offered at affordable prices or for use assignment, targeting those over 65, young people between 18 and 35, and families, materializing part of the work done.

Also in 2025, a new line of 238,146.22 euros was launched to rehabilitate homes and incorporate them into mediation pools, with aid of up to 27,000 euros per flat. Looking ahead, the major commitment is the Parc de les Aigües, where in early 2026, the construction of 105 new public affordable rental homes was announced on plots ceded by the City Council to the Generalitat.

This Thursday's extraordinary plenary session will serve to evaluate whether these measures have been sufficient to respond to the housing access crisis in Figueres, where the tension between supply and demand remains a significant urban and social challenge.