Portugal’s Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, said on November 13 that the government has responded positively to more than 90 per cent of the housing measures proposed by the Socialist Party (PS), according to ECO News. Speaking to CMTV, he said the current government has invested more in rent support than any previous administration, spending €300 million a year compared with an average of €50 million a year during the PS’s eight years in office.
Pinto Luz said the government remains open to further discussion of the proposals “from the letter that the Socialist Party addressed to the Prime Minister in 2025, and the open letter it launched in 2026,” and that it was willing to reconsider the Rent Law “in order to find a platform for understanding.” Disagreements remain over the approach, however: the minister said the PS has told the government that discussion can only proceed if it scraps the current Rent Law entirely and starts over, a condition he described as “petty” given the scale of the housing problem.
The government’s housing strategy also draws on Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), which funds public and affordable housing aimed at improving access for households struggling in the market. The debate over rental legislation continues alongside broader measures to expand the overall housing supply.
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The Portugal News – Government backs over 90% of PS housing proposals in Portugal
