Aguilas helps renters living in vulnerable housing situations
The town’s Youth Housing Office is providing advice on the new government measures for the protection of vulnerable households
With the cost of renting in Spain going up (along with the cost of almost everything else), it’s more important than ever to protect vulnerable groups at risk of being unable to make their monthly rental payments.
The Spanish government has unveiled a series of measures to provide financial help to both tenants and their landlords, to ensure that no one loses out and everyone is protected in a situation of rising prices.
In Águilas, the Councillor for Youth, Juan Andrés Torres, has announced that the Town Hall will set up an information point to provide detailed and personalised assistance to all those interested in benefiting from this new aid for the protection of vulnerable households.
Anyone who thinks they may be eligible for such aid, or simply who is interested in finding out more, can request information at the Youth Housing Office located in the Casa de la Juventud Capri.
In this regard, the councillor announced that among other extraordinary measures, a package of aid has been approved for owners of rented homes whose tenants are in a situation of vulnerability. The procedure for obtaining this compensation will begin with the corresponding application form, which must be submitted before July 31.
Along the same lines, and in order to continue protecting the most vulnerable households in Águilas, the Council of Ministers also decided that throughout the whole of 2023, electricity, natural gas and water supplies cannot be suspended for those consumers who are vulnerable, severely vulnerable or at risk of social exclusion.
Furthermore, eviction procedures for economically vulnerable people without a housing alternative have also been suspended until June 30 this year. Similarly, the tenant of a rental contract whose rent must be updated may negotiate with the landlord the increase in the annual rent update.
Finally, the extraordinary measures presented by the government include the extension of rental contracts for the habitual residence for up to six months after the end of the contract, and the maximum limit on the increase in rental prices is maintained at 2%, so they cannot go up too much.
All these measures are intended to help both tenants and property owners to maintain a secure housing situation and income throughout the current economic crisis.
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