Madrid allocates eight million to rehabilitate homes damaged by fires

The Community of Madrid has declared a credit of 8,000,000 euros available to finance urgent aid intended to rehabilitate homes affected by the forest fires in the Sierra Oeste. The measure is formalized through the Order of November 5, 2026, from the Ministry of Housing, Transport and Infrastructure, published in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid (BOCM) no. 270, of November 10, 2026, with reference BOCM-20261110-37. On the same day, the same ministry published the summary of the regulatory bases approved by the Government Council Agreement of November 4, 2026 (BOCM-20261110-38).

From a national interest emergency to a line of subsidies

The forest fires of July 2026 in several municipalities of the Sierra Oeste caused, according to the text of the order, “the evacuation of thousands of people, the destruction or temporary disablement of homes, and the severe alteration of the living conditions of numerous families.” The gravity of the situation led to the declaration of a national interest emergency in the territory of the Community of Madrid and in the province of Ávila through Order INT/748/2026, of July 23.

The order is based on Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Subsidies Law, its regulation approved by Royal Decree 887/2006, of July 21, and Law 2/1995, of March 8, on Subsidies of the Community of Madrid. According to the text, the regional minister of the department is responsible for both the granting of the aid and the publication of the declaration of available credit.

The amount is distributed across three fiscal years:

• Fiscal Year 2027: 7,900,000 euros.
• Fiscal Year 2028: 80,000 euros.
• Fiscal Year 2029: 20,000 euros.

The credit is allocated to sub-concept 78403 “Subsidies for the Regional Housing Rehabilitation Plan,” within program 261C “Housing Aid and Access.”

Requirements: habitual residence and 17 delimited municipalities

The published summary establishes as beneficiaries natural persons of legal age who meet all the requirements, including that the home constituted their habitual and permanent residence at the time of the fires and that it suffered damage affecting its habitability. The 17 included municipalities are:

• Aldea del Fresno, Cadalso de los Vidrios, Cenicientos, Chapinería, and Colmenar del Arroyo.
• El Escorial (district of Peralejo), Fresnedillas de la Oliva, Navalagamella, Navas del Rey, and Pelayos de la Presa.
• Robledo de Chavela, Rozas de Puerto Real, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Santa María de la Alameda, and Valdemaqueda.
• Villa del Prado and Zarzalejo.

It is also required that the dwelling be legal according to urban planning regulations and possess a qualifying title or a municipal certificate of seniority; that a record and technical damage assessment report signed by a public official have been obtained; that a municipal qualifying title or execution order supporting the works be available; that the building has not been declared a ruin; and that the applicant be the owner, with express authorization from the other co-owners if they are not the sole owner.

Up to 100,000 euros per dwelling and a two-month deadline

The aid will cover 80% of the eligible cost, with a limit of 100,000 euros per affected dwelling. The eligible cost includes fees for the intervening professionals, drafting of projects, technical reports and certificates, taxes and duties, as well as interventions on the structure, enclosures, finishes, and installations of the main building.

Furniture and interior equipment, auxiliary constructions, urbanization works, and any cost not directly linked to the recovery of habitability are excluded. At the time of granting, an advance payment of 6,000 euros will be made; the remainder will be paid upon completion of the works, subject to justification by the beneficiaries.

The deadline to submit applications is two months from the day following the publication of the summary in the BOCM, which took place on November 10, 2026. The summary identifies the call with the code BDNS 940275.

The document appears signed by the Director General of Housing Aid and Access, substituting for the head of the Vice-Ministry, Elena Rodríguez-Manzaneque García-Alcañiz, by virtue of the Order of December 27, 2023, and the Order of October 28, 2026.

Relevance for the affected families

This line of funding arrives four months after the fires and adds to the urgent rental aid organized in August 2026, when housing needs were the priority. For the families of the Sierra Oeste, the now-declared credit transforms the emergency response into effective financing to repair, rehabilitate, or rebuild their homes, with a time limit of two months to request the aid and the requirement to document the damages.

Source: Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid, no. 270, of November 10, 2026, section I.C “Other Provisions”, page 163 (official reference: BOCM-20261110-37).