> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Updated: Illa announces €1 billion for housing in Catalonia - URL: https://barna.news/illa-announces-1-billion-for-housing-in/ - Published: 2026-11-10T13:18:27.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-10T13:30:09.000Z - Description: The Catalan president says the proposed funding will support housing programmes and rent subsidies, while defending the right to strike over access to housing. - Author: Barna.News News Desk - Tags: Housing **Update, 10th November 2026:** The government approved €1.015 billion for housing, with plans to acquire, build or renovate 29,235 homes and provide rent subsidies to 121,800 young people, according to [20 Minutos Barcelona](https://www.20minutos.es/cataluna/barcelona/catalunya-destinara-1-015-millones-mas-vivienda-durante-los-proximos-cinco-anos%5F7059220%5F0.html?ref=barna.news). The Generalitat will contribute approximately €406 million, covering 40% of the cost, while Catalonia’s share represents 15% of the total State Housing Plan funding in Spain. Catalonia’s president, [Salvador Illa](https://barna.news/illa-to-address-housing-crisis-in/), has announced that his government will approve around €1 billion for housing on 10th November, with the money intended to support rent subsidies and increase the supply of homes for residents. He said the effects would not be immediate. The funding would come through an agreement to implement the State Housing Plan in Catalonia for 2026–2030\. Spain’s central government would provide 60% and the Generalitat, Catalonia’s regional government, would provide 40%, according to the announcement reported by the [Generalitat](https://govern.cat/salapremsa/?ref=barna.news). --- ## How the housing money would be used Speaking at the opening of the XIV FemCAT Forum 2026, Illa said the allocation would continue financing housing programmes. He referred to Plan 50,000 and a plan to build 214,000 new homes, and said the market needed to be regulated. He said the money would also be used for: - Acquiring homes. - Promoting housing development. - Rehabilitating homes. - Providing rent subsidies. The measures cover both housing supply and help with rent, although Illa acknowledged that results would take time. On the need for sustained policy, the president said: > “If serious and consistent policies are not deployed over time, we will not resolve it.” He said the aim was to generate “shared prosperity”. The agreement is due to go before the Executive Council, the Catalan government’s cabinet, on 10th November. --- ## President addresses the housing and rail strikes Illa also defended the right to the general strike called for 11th November. He said it was “not against anyone”, but concerned sharing prosperity through policies that allow people to access housing. The president said the Catalan government would behave institutionally as it should. He also addressed the train drivers’ union strike, expressing empathy for the situation following the railway accident in Urda while stressing passengers’ right to mobility. On rail services, Illa said: > “If there are minimum services, they must be complied with, and this morning they were not.” He added that the government had an obligation to act if those services were not met, and would do so. The forum’s opening was attended by Miquel Sàmper, the minister for business and labour; Eva Menor, the minister for equality and feminism; and Jaume Duch, the minister for European Union and external action. Beforehand, Illa met FemCAT president Tatxo Benet and former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin. ## What it means for you - **When:** The Executive Council approved the funding on Tuesday 10th November 2026. - **Where:** The funding is for housing in Catalonia. --- *Sources:* [*Diari Catalunya*](https://diaricatalunya.cat/barcelones/general/illa-anuncia-1000-milions-per-a-habitatge-i-defensa-el-dret-a-vaga?ref=barna.news)*,* [*Marta Puig i Vidal*](https://diaricatalunya.cat/en/barcelones/general/illa-announces-1-billion-euros-for-housing-and-defends-the-right-to-strike?ref=barna.news)*.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [Illa Signs Deals for 1,529 Affordable Homes](https://barna.news/illa-signs-deals-for-1-529-affordable/) - [Pimec: Strike Won't Solve Housing Crisis](https://barna.news/pimec-strike-won-t-solve-housing-crisis/) - [Catalonia pushes building reuse to boost housing](https://barna.news/catalonia-pushes-building-reuse-to/) - [Catalonia's Housing Shortfall Persists Amid Policy Gaps](https://barna.news/catalonia-s-housing-shortfall-persists/)