Solsona opens grants for the rehabilitation of housing in the Old Town

The Solsona City Council will open the application period for grants destined for rehabilitation, renovation, and improvement works for homes included in the Special Attention Area (AAE) of the Old Town on October 22, 2026, at 9:00 AM. The call was approved by the Local Governing Board in the session of October 13, 2026, and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida no. 198, edict 8602, of October 16, 2026 (CVE BOP-2026_0_198_8602).

The regulations governing these grants were definitively approved by the plenary of the Solsona City Council on September 24, 2026, and were published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida no. 189, edict 8048, of October 5, 2026 (CVE BOP-2026_0_189_8048), as well as in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat de Catalunya no. 9766 of the same day. The regulatory framework is Decree 163/2025, of July 29, for the implementation of Law 11/2022, of December 29, on urban, environmental, and social improvement of neighborhoods and towns, which creates the Technical Office for Neighborhoods and Towns.

The subsidy is charged to budget item 4630 48085 and has a maximum allocation of 980,000 euros for the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years, of which 490,000 euros correspond to this year. The awarding will be carried out under a non-competitive concurrence regime, in strict order of receipt of applications, and payment is conditional upon obtaining financing from the Urban, Environmental, and Social Recovery Fund for Special Attention Neighborhoods and Towns.

Two grant programs with different amounts

• Program 1, to incorporate the home into the Social Rental Pool of the Solsona City Council: up to 50,000 euros per home and a maximum of 70% of the accredited expenditure. Allocation of 210,000 euros in 2026.
• Program 2, to designate the home as a habitual and permanent residence: up to 25,000 euros per home and a maximum of 70% of the accredited expenditure. Allocation of 280,000 euros in 2026.
• Homeowners’ associations, only for Program 2, may opt for a maximum of 50,000 euros per community.
• The minimum requestable amount is 2,000 euros in both programs.
• Habitability works, energy improvement, VAT, and technical certificates and studies are subsidized: ITE (up to 1,000 euros), CEE (500 euros), habitability certificate (100 euros), and technical project fees (maximum 10% of the PEM).

Requirements for homes and beneficiaries

• Location: Special Attention Area of the Old Town of Solsona.
• Age: buildings constructed before January 1, 2007.
• Type: single-family and multi-family homes.
• Beneficiaries: natural and legal persons who are owners, homeowners’ associations, and community property.
• Purpose: habitual and permanent residence, rental or transfer of use, or incorporation into the Social Rental Pool.
• Tourist use homes with a valid license and seasonal rental contracts are excluded.
• In Program 1, the home must remain in the pool for a minimum of 5 years if the owner is a natural person and 7 years if it is a legal person.

Deadlines, processing, and payment

• The application period begins on October 22, 2026, at 9:00 AM and remains open as long as there is budget availability.
• Applications are submitted electronically through the municipal electronic office, addressed to the Old Town Office, or in person at the Citizen Service Office.
• The deadline for correcting documentation is 10 business days, and the resolution must be issued and notified within a maximum of 2 months.
• The works must be justified before December 31, 2027, with the possibility of an extension until December 31, 2028.
• Payment is made in two parts: 20% before the start of the works and 80% upon completion.

The call is signed by Judit Gisbert Ester, mayor-president of the Solsona City Council, dated October 14, 2026. For the owners and communities of the Old Town, the opening of the deadline is an opportunity to mobilize empty or dilapidated homes and to expand the offer of affordable rentals in the municipality, with grants that can cover most of the cost of the works.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida, no. 198, October 16, 2026, Local Administration - City Councils, pp. 1-23 (official reference: CVE BOP-2026_0_198_8602).