Why you will never own a home in Spain
Public housing construction in Spain has been minimal in recent decades, focused on specific groups. Why?
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The scarcity of public housing built in Spain, especially in the second half of the 20th century, has been primarily targeted at certain groups, while the population kept growing.
## the supply gap
In Spain, public housing construction has been a pending issue for decades. Especially in the second half of the last century, the number of homes made available to the public has been minimal, almost symbolic. This contrasts with a steady rise in the population, which has inevitably created a growing gap between the demand for and supply of affordable housing. Housing policy has largely prioritized certain groups, leaving others with very limited options.
## a deliberate policy
The current situation is not the result of chance, but of political decisions made over time. Most of the little public housing that has been built has been allocated to specific groups, excluding a significant part of the population. Far from being a mistake, this strategy appears to have been a conscious choice to direct limited resources toward particular groups, without broadly addressing the problem of housing access for all citizens.
## the supply gap
In Spain, public housing construction has been a pending issue for decades. Especially in the second half of the last century, the number of homes made available to the public has been minimal, almost symbolic. This contrasts with a steady rise in the population, which has inevitably created a growing gap between the demand for and supply of affordable housing. Housing policy has largely prioritized certain groups, leaving others with very limited options.
## a deliberate policy
The current situation is not the result of chance, but of political decisions made over time. Most of the little public housing that has been built has been allocated to specific groups, excluding a significant part of the population. Far from being a mistake, this strategy appears to have been a conscious choice to direct limited resources toward particular groups, without broadly addressing the problem of housing access for all citizens.
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