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Porto’s Social Housing Observatory reports 28,180 residents living in 12,409 public dwellings, with an average rent of €77.06. The City Council has allocated roughly 300 social housing units per year over the past four years — about 2.4% of the existing stock annually (≈9.7% cumulatively over four years). The figures indicate relatively low subsidised rents and an average household size of around 2.27 residents per dwelling, but the modest annual allocation rate suggests limited turnover or expansion in supply relative to the size of the stock, with implications for waiting lists, affordability pressures, and future policy planning.

House rents per square metre increased by 4.9% in December 2025 compared with the same month in 2024 and recorded an average annual variation of 5.3% over the course of last year, the INE said today.
Home News Rents prices are slowing in Portugal Rents prices are slowing in Portugal According to the idealista price index, pressure on Portugal’s rental market showed signs of easing at the end of 2025, as annual rent growth slowed to just 0.

Housing has ceased to be just a problem for some member states and has become a European emergency. With house prices rising over 60% and rents climbing 20% since 2013 — rates much higher than the growth of household incomes — the European Commission has decided to intervene. The response to the crisis ...

In November, rental prices in Portugal increased by 3.2%, with Lisbon recording the highest rates among the cities.

The proposal to reduce taxation on the construction of homes for sale up to 648,000 euros or for moderate rents, between 400 and 2,300 euros, has been approved and will soon be voted on in Parliament.
