The Generalitat has opened the call for rental payment aid for people over 65 years old, a line aimed at facilitating that this group can continue living in their usual residence. Applications can be submitted from this Tuesday until April 30.
The call is endowed with 19 million euros and foresees aid of between 50 and 200 euros monthly depending on the income of each applicant. The processing can be done in person or electronically through the enabled website.
Processing and new option of representation
Among this year's novelties is the possibility of delegating telematic management to an authorized person. With this change, the administration seeks to facilitate access to aid for elderly people who need support in digital procedures.
The line is aimed at people over 65 years old who require economic support to maintain the rent of their usual home, within some maximum subsidizable limits that vary according to the territory.
Caps of the subsidizable rent by demarcations
In Barcelona and its metropolitan area, the cap on subsidizable rent is set at 950 euros per month per dwelling and 450 euros per room. In the rest of the Barcelona demarcation, the limit is set at 750 euros per dwelling and 350 euros per room.
In Girona, the maximum subsidizable amount reaches 750 euros per dwelling and 400 euros per room. In Tarragona, the limit is 700 euros per dwelling and 350 euros per room. In Lleida and Terres de l"Ebre, the maximum amount is set at 600 euros per dwelling and 300 euros per room.
In the rest of the territory, the limits remain unchanged compared to the previous year.
Expansion for families with specific needs
The call also extends the cap on subsidizable rent for large families, single-parent families, or those with a recognized disabled member. In these cases, the limit increases up to 900 euros per month throughout Catalonia, except in the metropolitan area of Barcelona.
In the metropolitan area of the Catalan capital, that threshold rises to 1,100 euros per month. With this update, the call adapts the maximum amounts to territorial realities and family profiles with more difficulties to assume the cost of housing.