They have not done their job. “Spain is below the European Union average [with social housing] at about 3 per cent.” Spain’s stock of social housing was estimated to be 2.5 per cent of all ...

Madrid, Spain — Lorena Pacheco has hit the jackpot — she won the right in a municipal lottery to rent a two-bedroom apartment and parking spot in one of Madrid’s few social housing estates.

Every quarter, Madrid puts 50 to 200 social housing ... income on housing," he added. But this lottery meets just one per cent of demand. Only 90,000 new units are built in Spain every year ...