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The Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU) has urged politicians to exercise greater responsibility following allegations by the PS leader that the government is delaying housing handovers for electoral purposes.
With only four months remaining until the European recovery fund deadline, the Minister of Infrastructure reports that 20,000 of the planned 26,000 houses have been completed under the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
As Portugal's PRR programme reaches its final phase, many of the 1.º Direito homes remain untransferred and several architects involved in public procurement are publicly questioning the projects' costs, delivery timescales and construction quality. Concerns focus on cost inflation, contractual timelines slipping, inconsistent build standards and weaknesses in procurement oversight, raising risks for occupants and the housing market; architects urge tighter quality assurance, clearer accountability and revised procurement practices to protect beneficiaries and public investment.
The Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU) acknowledges that the country faces a structural problem in housing that the PRR cannot solve on its own, despite its financial weight. The statement was made by Benjamin Pereira, president of the IHRU, during the presentation of the tenth payment request for the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
An investment of 1.2 million euros, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), allowed for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of homes for over 72 people. Housing and affordable rentals are another of the municipality's priorities.
The municipalities of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) have delivered approximately 12,000 homes to families in the region since 2022, representing an investment of around 1.5 billion euros under the Recovery and Resilience Plan's (PRR) Housing Access Support Programme. The 18 municipal councils are redoubling their efforts.
The Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU) appealed today for “greater rigour and responsibility” from politicians, rejecting the Socialist Party (PS) leader's allegations of electoralism in the management of housing handovers.
According to Maria João Carreiro, the greatest result of the PRR is not 'just the houses and plots we are building', but the lives that are being transformed. She highlights the 'real investment' in the Azorean people.
Only nine projects out of a total of 33 will be completed within the stipulated deadlines. The Intermunicipal Community states it is making contacts to ensure the execution of projects after the PRR.
The Recuperar Portugal programme is tracking the implementation of Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) funds dedicated to improving housing infrastructure across the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo.
Of the 18,778 housing units funded by the 1.º Direito programme that were completed by the end of 2025, only 2,401 had been delivered to families, equivalent to just over 12%, reports the newspaper Público. The discrepancy stems from a change in how the Government accounts for the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) targets, shifting to...
The president of the Recuperar Portugal Mission structure assured Lusa that the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) will be fully executed (100%) without any loss of funds, though he identified critical areas such as housing.
The president of the Recuperar Portugal Mission Structure, Fernando Alfaite, identifies critical areas such as housing and hopes there will be no further revisions.
The president of the Recuperar Portugal mission structure assured that the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) will be fully executed without financial loss, despite identifying critical areas such as housing and social security reforms. While acknowledging that global events like the Middle East conflict could pose risks, he emphasized that Portugal remains among the top-performing EU member states in implementing the plan.
The president of the Recuperar Portugal Mission Structure assured Lusa that the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) will be 100% executed, without any loss of funds, but identified critical areas, such as housing.
The contractor “disappeared” and the work funded by the PRR has stopped. The City Council claims it is a private matter and refused to “represent” the owner, as many other municipalities have done. Tenants fear losing their homes.
The city's mayor admitted difficulties in executing the Local Housing Strategy.
With the PRR deadline ending in June, local authorities are abandoning new construction projects in favour of purchasing existing homes directly from the market.
The Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) states that, of the approximately 24,300 housing units proposed for the European funding plan, 8,500 had been delivered by the beginning of March, 76% of which as a result of rehabilitation projects.
The president of Lisbon City Council today called for a Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) dedicated solely to housing, emphasising that the programme in force until June 2026 is not sufficient to resolve the current crisis.
