The Council of Ministers approved today the subsidy of interest for housing loans, a measure that will be in force, for now, until the end of the year, and may be renewed, said the prime minister.
The measure was announced by António Costa at the press conference after the Council of Ministers meeting in Lisbon.
The interest subsidy "is a measure that, for now, will be in force until the end of the year, and may be renewed if there is no normalization of interest rates by then", said António Costa.
The prime minister explained that the measure covers families with incomes up to the sixth step of the IRS inclusive and with a 35% effort rate, being eligible for credits for acquisition, construction or works for own and permanent housing.
It covers credits up to a maximum amount of 250 thousand euros, with the support paid retroactively to January of this year, with a limit of 720 euros per year (60 euros per month).
The support will vary according to the families' income, said António Costa.
The public consultation on the part of “More housing”, which provides for the creation of support for tenants and people with mortgage loans, ended on the 13th.
On the 24th of March, the public consultation of the rest of the program ends (which includes measures that will have to be sent by the Government to parliament), which will go to the Council of Ministers on the 30th of this month, and then go to parliament.
At issue are diplomas related to local accommodation, 'gold' visas or forced lease of vacant houses, among other topics.
The global package of measures was approved by the Council of Ministers on the 16th of February and placed in public consultation on the 20th.
The measures of the Mais Habitação Program will cost around 900 million euros, which will be mobilized through State Budget funds, according to the Government.
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