Over 350 people participated in the citizen consultation promoted by the Housing Department of the San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council. The results, aimed at defining the future municipal ordinance for public housing allocation, show clear support for municipal ties and a scoring system for assignment.
The participatory process, open from July 28 to August 31, addressed criteria such as years of residence, reservations for specific groups, and control mechanisms. 69% of respondents would maintain the requirement of 15 continuous years or 20 non-continuous years of residence to prove local ties, compared to 16.5% who advocate for increasing them and 14.5% who propose reducing them.
Local roots as a relevant criterion received 95.1% support (331 favorable votes versus 17 against). Regarding the general allocation mechanism, 89.1% support using a scoring system, evaluating each applicant's circumstances through established criteria.
The most valued factors for this point system are length of residence (57.4%), having dependent children (52.9%), and economic income (45.7%). Disability (36.3%), emergency situations (34.3%), and being a large family (18.6%) also received support.
Regarding access for young people, 55.7% of participants propose increasing the housing reserve for those under 35, which currently stands at 5%. Only 36.1% consider the current percentage sufficient.
First Deputy Mayor, Alejandro Marichal, noted that the results indicate where further work is needed, especially concerning young people's access to housing. Housing Councilor, Lucía Jiménez, emphasized the goal was to incorporate citizen opinion for a transparent and objective allocation.
The consultation also addressed post-allocation control. 98.3% consider periodic inspections necessary to detect fraud, and 99.4% support firm action against non-compliance. Eight out of ten participants rated the draft ordinance as good or excellent.
These results, based on over 350 responses, will enable the City Council to determine how to incorporate citizen priorities into the future ordinance regulating access to municipal public housing.
