The delegate of the Government in the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodríguez, has urged the president of the Government, Marga Prohens, to apply the State Housing Law to allow the limitation of the price of rent in stressed areas and to adhere to the state housing plan, which would allow financing up to 60% of new promotions with state funds. This was expressed this Monday during the annual balance of the Government Delegation, largely focused on the crisis of access to housing suffered by the archipelago.
Rodríguez has asked Prohens that, if he maintains his refusal to apply the state regulation, he at least allow the municipalities to declare tensioned zones, a measure contemplated in the current legislation and already applied in municipalities such as A Coruña.
“Refusing to apply the state law is giving up effective tools that would alleviate the drama of access to housing in the Balearic Islands,” he said.
Criticizes Prohens for favoring developers
During his appearance, the delegate has demanded that the Balearic Government prioritize subsidized housing (VPO) against those of limited price. In his opinion, the latter benefit developers and speculators, while VPOs guarantee access to a home at fair prices.
Rodríguez recalled that, within the State Housing Plan, the State covers 60% of the cost of each project, while the communities only have to contribute 40%. ” It is an affordable effort that multiplies the social impact of public investment,” he stressed.
752 social rental apartments and 2,900 planned housing units
Mr. Rodriguez has detailed that at present there are 752 social rental apartments under construction in 23 municipalities of the islands, financed in part with 97.7 Million from the Recovery Plan. Besides, the Ministry of Housing has budgeted 71.4 Million through the state plans and another 197 Million through the public company SEPES, now called Casa 47, to which must be added 18 Million in nominative subsidies.
In total, the funds will enable 2,900 new social rental housing units in the Balearic Islands, in addition to promoting 12 sustainable mobility projects, such as the extension of the Palma metro or new bus stops in Ibiza, Menorca and Mallorca.
Economic and social balance of the central government in the Balearic Islands
The delegate has defended that, between 2019 and 2025, state funding to the community has reached historic highs, with an increase of 60.6%. For 2026, the Balearic Islands is expected to receive 4,206 million from the regional financing system, in addition to a fiscal margin of 153.4 million due to the new deficit path.
In social matters, he highlighted:
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41,600 workers benefited from the increase in the Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMI).
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An average increase of 360 euros per month in the pensions of more than 200,000 pensioners.
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27,221 recipients of the Minimum Vital Income and almost 19,000 beneficiaries of the electricity social voucher in the archipelago.
He also referred to the progress made in employment, with a 219% increase in permanent contracts in the last two terms of office, and to the investment of more than 430 million in education, especially in Vocational Training, which has reached record numbers of students.
Boosting infrastructure
Among the projects financed by the State, an investment of three million euros in Ibiza, within the World Heritage Cities Program, stands out, as well as advances in security infrastructures:
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New Civil Guard barracks in Santanyí, with an investment of 7.7 million.
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New National Police station in Maó, whose works will begin in 2026.
