Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000161/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
João Oliveira (The Left)
In its answer to question E-002214/2024[1] on speculation-driven rent hikes and the need to increase the number of student halls of residence, the Commission writes that it ‘supports investment in student housing as a priority under the InvestEU Fund and provides substantial support through the NextGeneration EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, which allocates EUR 447 million in loans for the construction or rehabilitation of buildings and the modernisation and expansion of existing residences for higher education students, notably in areas where housing pressure is most acute’. It goes on to add: ‘This is complementary to the Portuguese national plan for housing in higher education adopted in 2019. From 2021 to 2026, a 78 % increase in capacity of housing for higher education students is expected in Portugal.’
In light of this:
- 1.Can the Commission name the specific projects which have been financed using the above-mentioned instruments to date, and state the amounts involved and the scheduled completion date in each case?
- 2.What proportion of the planned 78 % capacity increase has been achieved? How much is still expected to be achieved in the stated period?
- 3.Aside from the loans, are there any NRRP grants earmarked for this purpose which are at risk of going to waste due to a failure to use them in time?
Submitted: 15.1.2025
- [1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2024-002214-ASW_EN.html