Government of the Azores opens applications for transfer of plots for home ownership in Praia da Vitória
The Regional Director for Housing announced on Tuesday that the Government of the Azores will open from August 19 to September 16 the application for the transfer of plots with the respective infrastructures for the construction permanent of permanent dwellings in S. Brás Allotment in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on Terceira Island.
Speaking at the opening session of the application for the transfers of these plots, Carlos Faias also revealed that after the selection of families, they may also apply for the support measures for the construction of housing, which allows a "reduction in the effort rate with burden on permanent home ownership" and "increases the success rate of bank loan approval."
In the context of the selection process of the applications from households, "the Government of the Azores will take into consideration the household income, family size and age; young couples will be awarded priority status," said the Regional Director. According to him, the support will be increased in the case of applications from monoparental families, families with disabled members and all those with fiscal residency in the municipality of Praia da Vitória.
In the cases where the selected households include a member with a level of disability equal or greater than 60%, the plot price will be reduced by 20%.
With this initiative, the Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity, through the Regional Directorate for Housing, aims to contribute to the maintenance of the population in the village of S. Brás, especially young families, as well as to the improvement of housing conditions.