On July 25, the community opened the deadline to apply for this assistance for young people under the age of 35 with a housing lease
More than half a year after approval, the Youth Rental Voucher starts to work. Launched by the central government and administered by the Autonomous Communities, this aid aims to facilitate access to housing for young people between the ages of 18 and 35 who decide to rent.
Since July 25, all those young people who meet the conditions can apply for this new support, which, if granted, can be received retroactively – from January 1 – and for a maximum of 24 months. According to the principles, the maximum amount of the bonus will be 250 euros per month “with the limit of the rental amount or the transfer of the house or room constituting the habitual and permanent residence of the applicants.” In other words, if there is more than one beneficiary, the aid amount is calculated by dividing the total amount to be awarded between them.
In addition, the new rental bonus is compatible with the support provided for in the state housing plan, which in this case would amount to up to 40% of the difference between the rent of the house and the help of the youth rental bonus, with the joint limit (sum of the help from the Youth rental voucher and this utility) of 75% of rental income).
In order to apply for the new Rental Voucher, the amount of the rental must be equal to or less than 600 euros per month (300 euros in the event that the payment of the rent of a room is requested). However, in addition to the rent, applicants must meet a series of requirements, including presenting the lease in which they appear as tenants and using the property in question as a regular and permanent address. They may also not have an income higher than three times the IPREM and in any case the total of the aid received for the rental of the house may in no case exceed the price of the rental or transfer of the house.
In addition to the signed rental contract, interested parties must enclose with their application a registration form, a simple note from the property register of the property showing ownership of the rented property by the landlord, as well as proof of payment. rent corresponding to the full monthly installments due from January 1, 2022 until the time of submission of the application.
Interested parties who meet all the requirements can apply for the rental voucher in Murcia until May 30, 2023 through the Community’s electronic headquarters – which requires an electronic DNI, digital certificate or Cl@ve – or in person. In this case, in addition to providing the documentation required in the call, the corresponding form must be attached, which will be signed and submitted to one of the Corporate Citizen Service Offices, with a registration function.
According to data from the National Institute of Statistics, in the region of Murcia, leasing accounted for 14.8% of the total housing stock in 2021, 4.8% more than the year before. The evolution of rents seems to be one of the keys to the good situation of the rental market, not in vain, Murcia (5.79 €/m2) is, after Castilla y León (4.74 €/m2), Extremadura (5 €.27/m2), Castilla-La Mancha (€5.48/m2) and Galicia (€5.62/m2), one of the cheapest regions to rent an apartment.
Renting a 90 square meter flat in the region costs an average of 521 euros per month, just 0.35% more than a year ago, according to data from the latest monthly rent report for the month of July, compiled by flats.com. However, the data recorded by the portal shows a growth of 6.74% (€1,102/m2) in sales prices over the past twelve months.
If we take into account that the average household income has hardly changed by 0.37% between 2020 and 2021, that interest rates are rising and that young people are one of the groups with the most complicated access to housing, the rental option is one of the most popular among people under the age of 35.
Source: La Verdad
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