What is the PSOE in Gáldar demanding?

The PSOE group in Gáldar wants the Canarian government to let tenant families in protected housing become owners. That is the headline of the infonortedigital report.

Our research could not confirm the wording of the motion, the vote or the date of the meeting. It is also unclear which estates and how many families the motion covers.

A motion like this in the town council is a political appeal. It does not bind the Canarian government, and our research found no reply from it.

The motion changes nothing for visitors in the south. Anyone who does not rent a protected home has nothing to do.

What does the 2023 decree allow tenants to do?

The Consejo de Gobierno (the Canarian government's cabinet) passed Decreto 1/2023 on 19 January 2023, RTVC reports. It covers around 10,500 tenant families.

Buyers get 50% off the reference price. The authorities deduct rent already paid from the remaining amount.

The home must be more than 25 years old. Tenancies must date from before the third housing plan of 1996, and purchase contracts from before the first plan of 1988 to 1991.

The family must live in the home permanently, and no household member may own other property. Service charges must be paid, and the home needs insurance covering at least fire and catastrophe risks.

Tenants must also have paid at least 35% of the rent or 50% of the purchase price. Buyers cover their own costs, and the discount is a price reduction from the public purse.

How does buying work, and what applies in Gáldar?

The ICAVI, the Canarian housing institute (Instituto Canario de la Vivienda), handles the process. After publication in the BOC (the Canarian official gazette), it makes every eligible tenant an offer, and they then have 12 months to apply to buy.

In 2023 the government planned quarterly calls. According to RTVC on 8 March 2023, the first call made exactly 1,486 families eligible: 853 in Las Palmas province and 633 in Tenerife province.

We could not establish how many families have actually bought since then. There are also no figures on whether the decree has been used in Gáldar.

Application steps and deadlines for Gáldar alone have not been published. Anyone renting a protected home there should ask the Ayuntamiento (town hall) or the ICAVI.

Why is protected housing so scarce?

Since 2019, the Canaries have completed an average of only 36 protected homes a year, against more than 4,000 in the late 1990s, Moncloa calculates on 18 October 2026. From 2019 to 2023, the total came to just 268 homes.

According to this media analysis, none has been completed since around 2023, though that is not primary data. That leaves the Canaries at the bottom of the Spanish regions.

Some 34,272 people are on the register of housing applicants, up from about 17,000 five years ago. The figures come from the Canarian government and media, seen only as search previews.

The average rent is 1,211 euros a month, according to RTVC on 19 October 2026. That is 8.81% more than at the end of 2025, measured in the third-quarter 2026 Barómetro.

How many new protected homes are being built in Gáldar?

On 9 October 2026, RTVC reported the start of proceedings for 26 protected homes with 26 parking spaces in El Roque. They will go up on plot M-18 at Calle José de Sosa 84–92.

The estimated value of this building is 5,084,525.48 euros, and the whole project costs 26,258,717.45 euros. The authority declared the procedure urgent.

The homes belong to 126 units on Gran Canaria: Gáldar 52, Santa María de Guía 45, Casa Pastores 21 and Santa Lucía de Tirajana 8. Funding comes from EU Next Generation money, the ICAVI and the Gran Canaria housing consortium.

Another source names plot M-19 in the San Isidro development for 26 homes. Whether these are the same homes is unconfirmed.

According to a search preview, the government is building 7 protected homes in Caideros de Gáldar, and work is about 80% complete. The rental model and allocation deadlines for the new homes are not confirmed.

What happens next for tenants of protected homes?

According to search previews, the Plan de Vivienda de Canarias 2026–2030 has been out for public consultation. For the first time it provides for private protected homes to rent, with a minimum term of 10 or 25 years and, where applicable, an option to buy.

The 2023 decree applies only to older stock. Whether the new plan opens a route to buying for tenants of newer homes is not confirmed, and the Canarian government's response to Gáldar's motion is still awaited.