Podemos will support both housing decrees in Congress. The government still needs Junts or the PNV to avoid defeat, with the first measure set to suspend evictions for vulnerable households.
Friday's vote in the lower house will decide whether Pedro Sánchez's government can pass its two housing decrees. Junts and the PNV have not disclosed their positions. If either party votes against the package, both decrees will fail.
Podemos leader Ione Belarra announced her party's decision 24 hours before the vote. All four Podemos deputies will support the measures approved by the government after the Maricarmen case and in line with a request from the Sindicato de Inquilinas de Madrid.
Podemos has confirmed that all four of its deputies will vote in favour of both housing decrees, removing one parliamentary obstacle for the government.
One obstacle is gone. The result still rests with the two undecided parliamentary partners. The government is pressing Junts and the PNV at the last moment.
Housing Minister Rodríguez has focused on Junts. She says the package includes concessions from all sides and would benefit most people in Spain, including most Catalans. Her immediate request is narrower: Junts should at least support the decree that protects people at risk of eviction.
The first decree suspends evictions affecting vulnerable people. It also includes tax incentives and other measures. Rodríguez has said that no vulnerable person in Spain will face eviction if the text is approved. That promise depends on Friday's vote.
The first decree entered into force on 1 October 2026 and extends protection for vulnerable households without alternative housing until 31 December 2030. It also provides for an emergency rental extension of up to two years for certain existing contracts.
The government sees the first decree as more mature. The second faces more uncertainty because it includes an automatic extension of rental contracts.
The second measure was published on Thursday in the Boletín Oficial del Estado, or BOE. It would require landlords to compensate tenants with at least one year's rent if they unjustifiably refuse to renew a contract. The BOE text provides for automatic successive extensions. The compensation would apply when a landlord refuses renewal without a legal justification.
Ara and El Constitucional reported that the PNV was prepared to support the first decree but opposed the second. That position makes Junts' vote more important. The earlier housing vote preview established that Congress would vote on the two decrees separately.
For tenants facing eviction, the first decree is the immediate issue. The wider political deal matters less to them. The second text carries a direct financial consequence for landlords if a refusal to renew is judged unjustified.
The rule applies to certain contracts whose mandatory or tacit extension ends by 31 December 2028. The tenant must be up to date with rent payments and must request the extension.
Reports on the measure put the possible compensation at a minimum of 12 monthly rents for comparable accommodation. Other accounts describe a two-year extension for some existing contracts. They also report a 2% limit on rent increases through the end of 2027.
The first decree offers the clearest protection for tenants at risk of eviction. The second sets a possible cost for landlords who refuse renewal without legal grounds. The package now tests whether the government can turn its dependence on other parties into enforceable housing protection.
Podemos has chosen to support measures it considers incomplete rather than block them. The government is asking Junts to accept a package it says serves most Catalans. The clock is running. Podemos is on board, but the government still does not have the votes needed to pass either decree.
