The Community of Madrid is considering filing an appeal with the Supreme Court against the new 2026-2030 State Housing Plan. The regional executive believes the initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, infringes upon regional competencies and restricts the community's own housing policies.
Despite its criticisms, the Madrid government has confirmed it will vote in favor of the fund distribution during the Sectoral Conference held this Thursday, describing it as an act of "institutional responsibility." The state plan has a budget of up to 7 billion euros, tripling the previous program, and is set to be implemented from the second half of the year. The Community of Madrid is allocated 1.113 billion euros, making it the second region with the largest budgetary assignment, only behind Andalusia.
The new financing model stipulates that the State will cover 60% of the investment, while the autonomous communities must contribute the remaining 40%. This scheme represents a significant increase in the regional economic effort, as in previous programs, communities only financed 25% of the budget.
The Madrid Minister of Housing, Transport, and Infrastructure, Jorge Rodrigo, strongly criticized the central government's plan, labeling it a "propaganda plan" developed "without consensus" and designed to "impose an ideological model" for housing. Rodrigo deemed the financing system "profoundly unfair," arguing that the State "only doubles" its contribution while forcing communities to "multiply theirs by five," adding that "Moncloa provides the headline and the regions provide the wallet."
One of the plan's main novelties is the permanent protection of public housing financed with state funds, a measure that the regional executive questions. The central government aims for properties built or acquired under the program to indefinitely maintain their status as protected housing to prevent de-qualification and future speculation.
The Ministry has also incorporated anti-fraud clauses, control and monitoring systems, and an annual evaluation. The budget will be allocated 40% to permanent protected housing, 30% to residential rehabilitation, and the remaining 30% to aid for young people, reduction of financial effort rates, and actions in high-demand areas.
The Community of Madrid also questions the conditionality of access to certain funds based on information exchange regarding deposits or institutional participation with the Ministry. Rodrigo described these measures as "disproportionate threats" and argued that the central government "confuses governing with colonizing competencies."
The minister criticized the plan's implementation timeline, considering it "woefully late," and warned that delays in signing agreements could prevent the full execution of some actions planned for 2026. The Community had already reserved 88 million euros for housing policies but lacks the necessary legal framework to implement them.
For its part, the Ministry, led by Isabel Rodríguez, defends that the plan maintains previous distribution criteria and seeks an agreement with all autonomous communities to address the housing access problem, particularly for young people and vulnerable groups. In territorial terms, Andalusia will receive 1.197 billion euros, followed by Madrid (1.113 billion) and Catalonia (1.015 billion).
