The IGVS begins the selection of awardees for three public housing units in Vigo

The Provincial Housing Commission of Pontevedra, dependent on the Galician Institute of Housing and Land (IGVS), has agreed to initiate the selection process for the awardees, in second and subsequent allocations, of three qualified public promotion dwellings in the historic neighborhood of Vigo, under a rental regime. The decision was adopted in the session of September 29, 2026, and is published in the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) number 193, of October 9, 2026, with the official reference CVE-DOG: 3c12qqd1-j437-6vb4-jzl0-7msz2qonbab2. The procedure is processed under file PO-97/020 and affects the housing applicants registered in the regional registry.

Regulatory framework and background

The resolution is issued under Article 30 of Decree 1/2010, of January 8, which regulates the Single Registry of Housing Applicants of the Autonomous Community of Galicia and the allocation of protected housing. The Law 8/2012, of June 29, on housing in Galicia, and the Agreement of the Council of the Xunta de Galicia of May 4, 2026, also apply.

The dwellings were definitively qualified as qualified public promotion dwellings in a historic neighborhood by the resolution of the provincial delegate of Pontevedra of the IGVS on September 29, 2006.

Characteristics of the dwellings

• Number: three dwellings, plus any vacancies that occur throughout the year.
• Location: Ferrería 39-41 street and subida ao Castelo 14-16, in the municipality of Vigo.
• Typology: 1-bedroom dwellings.
• Target units: families or households composed of 1 or 2 members.
• Regime: rental, with seven-year contracts renewable for annual periods.
• Initial annual rent: 2% of the sale price of the dwelling and annexes.
• Prohibition: total or partial assignment or subletting.

Requirements for applicants

• Be under 36 years of age and be of legal age or an emancipated minor.
• Be registered or listed, on the date of the initiation agreement, in the second section of the Single Registry of Housing Applicants, in the section for public promotion dwellings in rural nuclei and historic nuclei, with Vigo as the preferred municipality.
• Prove weighted income between 0.7 and 4 times the IPREM (4.5 times in the case of large families).
• Reside or work in the municipality of Vigo, except for returning emigrants who prove to have resided outside Galicia for five years or more.
• Not own a home, except for uninhabitable, insufficient, or inadequate housing, or situations of expropriation, non-attributable eviction, or provisional accommodation.
• Not have lost a public promotion dwelling due to eviction or foreclosure, nor be the owner of real estate assets with a cadastral value exceeding 30,000 euros.

Draw and deadlines

The selection procedure will be processed in accordance with articles 22 to 30 of Decree 1/2010 and will be resolved by lottery among the persons registered or listed in the Single Registry of Housing Applicants. Twenty (20) persons will be chosen in the lottery, who will make up the reserve list in the resulting order.

• Date and time of the lottery: 10:30 hours on October 30, 2026.
• Public certification: notary designated by the College of Notaries.
• Deadline for acceptance or waiver: ten business days from notification.

The Commission agreed to the urgent processing in accordance with article 33 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, in order to reduce the deadlines and avoid the prolonged vacancy of the dwellings, except for those relating to the submission of applications and appeals. The resolution is signed by José Manuel González González, president of the Provincial Housing Commission of Pontevedra.

The publication opens the access route to public rental housing in the historic neighborhood of Vigo for young applicants already registered, who have until the lottery on October 30 to keep their registration current, an essential requirement to maintain the right to allocation.

Source: Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG), no. 193, October 9, 2026, section VI. Announcements, pp. 52219-52223 (official reference: CVE-DOG: 3c12qqd1-j437-6vb4-jzl0-7msz2qonbab2).