Amadora Chamber delivers 48 homes with affordable income on Saturday

A Amadora Chamber delivers on Saturday the keys of 48 public dwellings to families of the county, with monthly average rents of 463 euros, in a sustainable construction undertaking, Lusa said today the president of the municipality.

These houses, financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), are located in the Cerrado da Mira project, in the parish of Mina de Água and comprise 46 apartments of type T1 and two T2 for people who reside or work in the municipality, according to Vítor Ferreira (PS).

“ We had many candidates, but, anyway, after the selection criterion, we were able here to assign the 48 houses, indicated the mayor, advancing that the municipality received nearly 500 applications and that the selection process took about two months.

Vítor Ferreira said that housing will accommodate 56 people (32 women and 24 men), with an average age of 37 years.

Among contract holders, 15 are under 30.

The average monthly income will be 463 euros, a value that, according to the mayor of Amadora, results from the application of the accessible rental regime, with a 20% subsidy supported by the municipality.

The family effort rate should not exceed 35% of monthly income according to the tender criteria.

The construction represented an investment of around 6.9 million euros, financed 100% by the PRR, and was awarded to the Casais Group, through an international public tender, with a deadline of 540 days, according to the information released by the Amadora Chamber.

“It is a municipal project with high constructive innovation, environmental sensitivity and social inclusion,” he summarized.

Vítor Ferreira also pointed out that, in partnership with a promoter, a project of more than 95 houses for sale at controlled costs, in the north of the city, whose delivery is scheduled until the end of December 2027.