Minister Paneque emphasized that the Government is working to guarantee the right to decent housing and increase the public housing stock to the necessary 15%, through the 50,000 Plan. She thanked the collaboration of municipalities, which are making nearly 900 plots available. Paneque praised the leadership of the Gironella City Council in housing policies, driving this operation with credit from the Institut Català de Finances (ICF) and funding from the European Next Generation funds.
Paneque explained that the 50,000 Plan will be achieved through three avenues: construction, with nearly 6,000 homes already built and 7,000 more underway; pre-emption rights, with the purchase of 5,000 homes in two years; and protection, through Emancipation loans, the Housing Emergency Fund, and joint purchasing.
In the selection process for these twenty homes, priority was given to young people under 35, who could apply for 40% of the flats. The homes, ranging from 70 to 75 square meters and distributed in two blocks, include parking spaces. The construction followed sustainability criteria with industrial materials and achieved the highest energy efficiency rating, featuring an aerothermal system and photovoltaic panels for common areas.
