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The deadline to submit applications to the AMB housing consortium begins on May 2 and subsidies can be up to 100%
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The agency plans to reform more than 13,000 homes with an investment of 172 million, 100 from Next Generation and 72 from the owners of the houses
The Metropolitan Housing Consortium (CMV) has announced this Tuesday the start of the period for submitting applications for aid for the rehabilitation of flats, whose deadline starts May 2. The consultation of the bases and the presentation of the petitions can be done in the consortium website: The body has also enabled a digital tool on your website that allows to make a simulation of rehabilitation request.
The supramunicipal entity plans to fix 13,650 homes between 2022 and 2026 with an associated budget of 172 million euros, of which 100 will come from European funds of post-covid recovery, the Next Generation, and in 72 will be contributed by the owners of the houses.
The aid granted can reach up to 80% of the cost of the rehabilitation, with a maximum cost of 21,400 euros per home
The Barcelona Metropolitan Area calculates that in the 35 municipalities that surround Barcelona there are a total of 424,147 homes that were built before 1981. The amount represents 70% of the total number of flats in those localities, 607,756. With four decades behind them, most of the houses built before 1981 suffer the foreseeable damage due to their age and lack of conservation.
37.7 million this year
Of the 100 million euros that will be granted in aid, this first year 37.8 million will be granted. The program plans to renovate the housing stock to improve its energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energy sources. Among the reforms that will be carried out are the renovation of facades and roofs, with the addition of insulation, the construction of new elevators and the updating of community facilities.
The Metropolitan Plan for Housing Rehabilitation prioritises intervention where the greatest social vulnerability is detected. The factors that will determine the areas in which action will be taken are the following: the age of the buildings, the available family income, the ability to manage and attract subsidies from the communities of owners and energy consumption.
Grants of up to 100%
Depending on the energy efficiency achieved once a building has been rehabilitated, the aid granted can reach up to 80% of the cost of the rehabilitation, with a maximum cost of 21,400 euros per dwelling. In cases of great economic vulnerability, the subsidy can reach 100%.
The subsidy will be paid to the community of owners and will be registered in the property registry as a charge: the amount will have to be returned with the updated CPI in the event of the sale of the home. In addition to subsidies for rehabilitation works, the call provides for aid of up to 3,000 euros for works to improve energy efficiency within homes that cover up to 40% of the amount.
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The procedures can be done online and the system by which the aid will be granted is non-competitive, that is, in view of the factors mentioned above, the buildings will have more options to receive the subsidies before the batch is exhausted. submit applications earlier.
Income tax exempt
The grants are exempt from personal income tax and the investment in rehabilitation can be deducted up to 60%. Regarding administrative assistance to the communities that receive aid, depending on the profile of the neighborhood there will be information campaigns and support offices. In cases of severe social vulnerability, direct management support tools are provided.