Overview

• The rent cap for Gaztelagun will rise from €800 to €900 in Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Donostia-San Sebastián.
• The adjustment responds to market rents that reached an average €911 in Bilbao in 2024, which had disqualified many applicants.
• The change was approved by the Basque Housing and Urban Agenda Department led by Denis Itxaso and will take effect by year-end.
• Gaztelagun, introduced in late 2018, offers monthly grants up to €300 to renters under 36 to assist with their move toward independent living.
• As of October 2024, 1,869 young tenants in Bilbao were benefitting from the program under the previous rent ceiling.