For the year 2023

DREM releases the results of the Survey on the Characterisation of Social Housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira

The Regional Direct, rate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) releases today the results of the Survey on the Characterisation of Social Housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, with reference to 2023. This regional statistical operation aimed primarily at gathering data on social housing from municipalities and other entities, as owners and managers of buildings and housing units intended for social housing in the Region.

The information resulting from this statistical operation will allow DREM to continue the time series already published for the reference period 2009-2015, whose data were collected under the Survey on the Characterisation of Social Housing, conducted by Statistics Portugal (INE), covering the entire national territory, but which was suspended after the 2016 survey.

In 2023, there were 5.7 thousand social housing dwellings, with an average monthly rent of 77 euros

In 2023, there were around 5.7 thousand social housing dwellings (up by 3.8% from 2015) distributed by 1.6 thousand buildings. The number of social housing units per 100 thousand inhabitants was 2,222 (2,159 units in 2015).

Approximately 62.6% of the buildings had only one dwelling, resulting in an average of 3.6 dwellings per building.

Social housing dwellings were almost exclusively occupied under rental or sub-rental agreements (98.5%), with the remaining 1.5% divided among other occupancy regimes (vacant, loaned, or illegally occupied).

The social housing generated a revenue of around 4,450.3 thousand euros, which resulted from collected rents, as there were no sales of housing units. On the other hand, expenses amounted to 10,828.5 million euros (94.3% for conservation and rehabilitation works and 5.7% for fixed charges).

The average monthly rent in social housing in 2023, regardless of the type of contract, was 77 euros, representing an increase of 15 euros (+24.2%) compared to 2015.

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