Housing

Persons who are holders of a rental contract, room, or cession of use that constitutes their habitual and permanent residence in the territory of Catalonia and who at the time of making the application are between 18 and 35 years of age, and meet the requirements of the call.

• Be between 18 and 35 years old, inclusive, at the time of making the application.
• Be registered in the housing at the time of submitting the application.
• The contract must be for a home or a room and be the applicant's usual and permanent residence.
• In the case of a room:
  • The contract must be formalized in writing, the subjects must be identified, the price and validity of the contract must be stated.
  • If the room is rented by the tenant of the home, the written consent of the owner (or other type of landlord) must be stated.
• If the applicant has not yet signed the rental or transfer of use contract for a home or a room, but is in a position to do so, he must have formalized it within a maximum period of 2 months from the notification of the grant.
• In the metropolitan area of ​​Barcelona, ​​the rental price of the home must be, at most, €900, and €450 in the case of renting rooms.
• Be up to date with the payment of rent receipts and pay them via direct debit, bank transfer, deposit into account, Bizum or receipt from the administrator at the time of submitting the application.
• Have a regular income that does not exceed €25,200 (referred to the 2023, 2024 or 2025 financial year):
  • If two or more young people who hold a rental or transfer of use contract live together in the same home, and who request the aid individually, each person's individual income will be taken into account.
  • If only one application is submitted and you live with other people in the home, the income of the other members of the living unit will be taken into account, whether or not they are registered as holders of a rental agreement for use.
  • If the application for assistance is submitted for the rental of a room, only the income of the person requesting it will be taken into account, not that of the other members of the living unit.

The documentation required to prove the requirements requested in the call:

• Identity documents:
  • A valid national identity document (DNI).
  • European Union citizens: A valid European Union citizen registration certificate.
  • Non-EU foreigners: A valid NIE and a valid foreign identity card (TIE).
• Proof of the income of the applicant and each of the members of the working-age cohabitation unit, according to the cases and exceptions indicated in the bases of the call:
  • Personal income tax return corresponding to the immediately preceding tax period.
  • In the event that the applicant or other members of the working-age cohabitation unit are not required to submit a personal income tax return, they must provide a certificate of imputations provided by the State Tax Administration Agency (AEAT) or the corresponding certificate of pensions or tax-exempt grants.
  • Applicants who prove that they have a working life from the year 2024 must provide a certificate of imputations provided by the State Tax Administration Agency (AEAT) for 2024.
  • If the applicant has a working life from the year 2025, they must provide a responsible declaration stating the income obtained up to the date of submission of the application and those expected to be obtained during the rest of the year, the employment contract and all *payslips received up to the date of submission of the application.
    *In the event that the payroll cannot be provided because they are not yet available, the signed employment contract with an expected duration of six months from the date of the application must be provided.
• Working life report issued by the TGSS relating to the applicant and all people of working age who form part of the cohabitation unit.
• Family book, if applicable.
• Certificate or cohabitation flyer that proves the address of the applicant and the people who form the cohabitation unit.
• The rental contract or the contract for the transfer of use of the home or room in the name of the applicant.
• All receipts for rent or the transfer price corresponding to the year 2025, paid up to the date of submission of the application.
• Declaration responsible for fulfilling the requirements established in these regulatory bases and not being subject to any of the reasons for exclusion.
• Certificate proving that you have no debts with the State Tax Administration Agency (AEAT), the General Treasury of Social Security (TGSS) and the Tax Agency of Catalonia (ATC).

• Amount: The amount of the subsidy is 250 € with the limit of the monthly amount of rent or the price of the assignment. If there is more than one beneficiary in the same dwelling, the sum of the subsidies granted may not exceed the monthly amount of rent or assignment price. In this case, it will be reduced in the corresponding proportion.
• Currently, this call is open from 05/19/2025 at 09:00h until 05/23/2025 at 14:00h.

These subsidies are incompatible with the collection of other aid that comes from any public administration or public or private entities for the same monthly payments in the same year and that have the same purpose.

They are also incompatible with other benefits or aid for the payment of rent from the Barcelona Housing Consortium, unless the benefit and/or aid for the payment of rent from the Consortium ends within the calendar year of this call and does not have the option of renewing according to the call for benefits for the payment of rent from the city of Barcelona for the monthly payments not covered by this aid.

This aid is compatible for people receiving non-contributory social security benefits and for people benefiting from the minimum vital income.

• There are no fees associated with the processing of the grant application. 
• The payment of the subsidy will be made by bank transfer.

Priority criteria for evaluating and ordering applications:

• Applications are processed and resolved in order of submission to the registry, provided that the application and documentation are complete and until the available funding is exhausted. If an amendment to the application is necessary, the date of submission must be understood as the date when all the required documentation is available.