> ## 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. # Rufián warns housing crisis will destroy left - URL: https://barna.news/rufian-warns-housing-crisis-will/ - Published: 2026-09-28T20:43:22.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-28T20:43:22.000Z - Description: ERC leader Gabriel Rufián has declared the housing crisis a political threat to the left, citing failures in government policy and rising public anger. - Author: Barna.News - Tags: politics ## Housing crisis threatens progressive politics On Sunday 28 September 2026, ERC spokesperson Gabriel Rufián delivered a stark warning during a broadcast of the programme 'Salvados', stating that unresolved housing issues will undermine the entire progressive political project in Spain. Rufián asserted that no achievements by the current government, however significant, would matter if the housing crisis remains unaddressed: > Nothing we have done, nothing this Government has done, will be useful if it does not solve the housing issue. He stressed that the crisis is already having political consequences, claiming that housing is **already sweeping away the left**. --- ## Accusations against PSOE and Sánchez Rufián directly criticised the PSOE's approach to housing, accusing the party of siding with large property owners over vulnerable tenants. He argued that the government repeatedly blocks proposed measures to tax rent-seeking and limit property accumulation beyond a third home, despite the ability to implement them via royal decree. The ERC spokesperson condemned Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's reliance on major construction firms to address the crisis, citing a perceived fear of economic powers. According to Rufián, this reliance reflects a deeper lack of political will: > You will be out for cowardice in social matters. This remark was delivered during the 'Salvados' episode, where a controlled experiment placed five progressive voters in a discussion unaware that Rufián was observing from behind a one-way mirror. --- ## Government's housing initiatives The government has launched several initiatives to increase housing supply. In February 2026, Sánchez announced the 'Spain Grows' fund, designed to mobilise up to €23 billion in public and private financing to build 15,000 homes annually [via public-private partnerships](https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/presidente/news/paginas/2026/20260216-spain-grows-fund.aspx?ref=barna.news). Additionally, in April 2025, the government launched the PERTE for the Industrialisation of Housing, a €1.3 billion public investment over ten years aimed at modernising construction through industrialisation, digitalisation, and sustainability [with a target of 20,000 homes per year by 2035](https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/presidente/news/paginas/2025/20250424-housing-industrialization.aspx?ref=barna.news). --- *Primary sources:* [*lamoncloa.gob.es*](https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/presidente/news/paginas/2026/20260216-spain-grows-fund.aspx?ref=barna.news)*. Reported by elconfidencial.com, marca.com, europapress.es, repositorio.aemet.es, El Confidencial.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [Tenants' Union to protest Sánchez visit in Barcelona](https://barna.news/tenants-union-to-protest-sanchez-visit/) - [Sánchez urges PSOE support for funding model](https://barna.news/sanchez-urges-psoe-support-for-funding-model/)