The scourge of the lack of housing is notorious in several parts of the country, especially in large urban centres where there is overcrowding, scarce supply available and also the price per square metre of rents, which continues to rise. To respond to this problem, the Accessible Housing Counter, promoted by the City Hall, opened at the end of last year in Oporto.
Among the most sought after services, the local authority highlights three: "the requests related to the 1st Right programme, the accessible renting draws and also the maintenance requests". However, this counter provides a series of other services, such as access to an online simulator that allows a preliminary analysis for eligibility to the 1st Right Program, which is intended to support those living in undignified conditions and without financial capacity to bear the cost of adequate housing.
Porto will invest 3 million in the rehabilitation of vacant properties
The fight against the housing crisis has been one of the guidelines of the Porto City Hall, which will promote the rehabilitation of 19 vacant houses in a total investment of around 3 million euros, it has announced. These 19 buildings were originally built in the twentieth century, and are therefore endowed with high architectural interest and heritage value, and the municipality's goal is to protect and preserve them, through a process of requalification.
The local authority explained: "the rehabilitation of this set of vacant buildings also has the mission of introducing references for future interventions in the remaining houses, making it possible to recover a common architectural identity, worthy and representative of the historical value and heritage of the building".
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