On the other hand, the Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda has announced that the signatories of the Social Pact for Housing will meet next Wednesday in Lehendakaritza.
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The Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda, Denis Itxasoannounced on Wednesday that the Basque Government will purchase houses on the open market with a view to later allocating them for social housing, among other measures to address the problem of homelessness.
In an interview in Euskadi Irratia, Itxaso indicated that the Basque government will enter the housing market. He also stated that the Ministry of Housing provides to build During this legislature, 7,000 social housing units are available for rent. Without giving more details, he assured that there are many ways to achieve that goal. According to him, direct purchase is one option, but he also mentioned the possibility that the Basque government could buy the houses that the developers do not sell. In this sense, he added that the intention is to go deeper into the social dimension of housing policy.
In any case, Itxaso stressed that the housing problem is “a very complex phenomenon” and that the government cannot tackle it individually. In this regard, he announced that the Social pact for housing meet next Wednesday in Lehendakaritza, with Lehendakari Imanol Pradales at the head. According to what he said, the ninety signatories have been summoned with the aim of reviving the aforementioned agreement. He recalled that among the participants there are promoters, the third sector, banks, city councils, the Basque government, the university and many other agents.
Thus, he explained that during the meeting he will first present the working team of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda and explain the measures agreed between PNV and PSE in the coalition government, for which he will ask for “help”. As he said: “if we want to bring 7,000 new homes to the market, the initiative of the Basque Government will not be enough.”
Asked about the ELA union’s proposal to declare this high voltage zone in Hego Euskal HerriaItxasa replied that this is not possible with the current legislation. In any case, he does not consider it appropriate to apply a kind of flat rate for all municipalities. At present, only two municipalities (Errenteria and Zumaia) have requested the declaration of a problem area, although 43 places would meet the requirements according to data from the Minister of Housing.
On the other hand, Itxaso has stressed that the deductions for home purchases They fall under the responsibility of the councils of Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa. In any case, he is in favour of seeking a greater “balance” between the treatment of home purchase and rental.
Source: EITB
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