The President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, has announced that today's Executive Council will approve around 1 billion euros to be allocated to housing, through the agreement for the execution of the State Housing Plan in Catalonia 2026-2030. These funds, financed 60% by the State and 40% by the Generalitat, will serve to "reinforce the housing supply".
During his speech at the XIV FemCAT Forum 2026, Illa referred to policies such as the Plan 50,000 and the Plan to build 214,000 new homes, and highlighted the need to "regulate the market". He explained that the new allocation will serve to continue financing these housing programs and to acquire, promote, or rehabilitate homes, as well as to grant rent subsidies. He acknowledged that the results will not be immediate, but assured that "if serious and consistent policies are not deployed over time, we will not resolve it", with the aim of "generating shared prosperity".
The President defended "respect for the right to strike" and assured that the general strike called for tomorrow "is not against anyone", but rather "in favor of saying that we share this prosperity that is being generated in Catalonia and Spain [...] with policies that allow people to access housing". He added that the Government "will behave institutionally as we should". He also referred to the train drivers' union strike, expressing empathy for the situation after the recent railway accident in Urda, but stressed the need to "respect the right to mobility" of users. "If there are minimum services, they must be complied with, and this morning they were not", he stated, adding that "if they are not complied with, the Government has the obligation to act, and the Government will act".
The inaugural event of the XIV FemCAT Forum 2026 was attended by the Minister of Business and Labour, Miquel Sàmper; the Minister of Equality and Feminism, Eva Menor; and the Minister of European Union and External Action, Jaume Duch. Previously, the president met with the president of FemCAT, Tatxo Benet, and the former Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin.
