The homes set to be delivered on Monday will provide supported rental housing for 37 families, totaling 97 people.
By the end of the year, the municipality of the Lisbon district plans to hand over an additional 105 homes, with 60 in the supported rental scheme and 45 in accessible renting, according to the mayor of Cascais, Carlos Carreiras (PSD), as stated in the press release.
“In housing, we have initiated a process aimed at ensuring everyone has the right to a decent home. Concrete solutions to ensure more families, more young people, and more residents of Cascais have access to dignified housing,” emphasized the social-democratic mayor.
These supports come under the municipal Habitar Cascais program, part of the Local Housing Strategy, where supported renting is intended for families with economic difficulties and accessible renting for households with average incomes.
The program aims to provide 3,600 municipal homes by 2028 through the construction of new developments and the rehabilitation of existing neighborhoods, with a total estimated investment of 357 million euros.
“That is why we advanced with the Local Housing Strategy. We diagnosed the needs, planned solutions, and mobilized resources,” stated Carlos Carreiras, also cited in the municipal note.
According to the mayor, in 1993 there were 1,302 shanties in Cascais, where more than five thousand people lived, and the Special Rehousing Plan solved only “part of the problem.”
“With the support of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, we invested 357 million euros. The largest public housing investment in our municipality and perhaps one of the largest in the country. By 2028, we will provide 3,600 new housing solutions,” he highlighted.
The Cascais Municipality is acquiring land to reach up to 4,000 homes, aiming to maintain a construction rate of 800 houses per year over 15 years, the statement adds.
