In addition, it will allocate 365.7 million to the improvement of infrastructures, increase urban transport and the construction of the TAV.
The Department of Territorial Planning, Housing and Transportation plans to start the construction of 1,450 social rental homes, mobilize 7,600 empty homes through the Bizigune program and support the payment of rent with the aid of the economic housing benefit and Gaztelagun, which in 2022 will increase by 10%.
In addition, it estimates the number of households that will have the Subjective Right to Housing recognized at the end of 2022 at 10,000.
For the emancipation of young people, the Basque Government will support the payment of rent in the private housing stock and the Gaztelagun aid will be increased from 250 to 275 euros per month.
The Minister of Territorial Planning, Housing and Transport, Iñaki Arriola, has ensured that 3,500 young people are expected to benefit from these grants that have a budget of 8 million euros.
Arriola has appeared this Wednesday before the Committee of Economy, Finance and Budgets of the Basque Parliament to present the 2022 budget of the Department he directs, which amounts to 564.4 million euros, 11.4% more than in the previous year.
In absolute terms, the Transport area will have the greatest weight, 365.7 million euros, while Housing will have 266.6 million euros added to the budgets of its public companies (Alokabide and Visesa). The Territorial Planning area manages 19 million euros.
Transport and infrastructure
Public society Euskotren It will have a budget of 107.8 million and includes the incorporation and training of staff for the Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz trams and the contracting of 4 railway units for the future commissioning of the underground bypass of the Donostialdea topo.
The High-speed train It will have 51.9 million euros, 48.2 in management credits from the State entrustment assumed by the Basque Government and 3.7 million of its own financing.
Among the main actions of the ‘Basque Y’, progress will be made on the Hernani-Astigarraga section, the Atotxa and Ezkio-Itsaso stations and the works for the Astigarraga halt will be put out to tender.
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