At the regional parliament, Vox spokesman David Hierro poured water into a glass until it spilled onto the table. He used the spill to illustrate his argument that limited public resources should go first to Spaniards. The demonstration accompanied his criticism of the 2027 housing priorities presented by Isabel Blanco, Castilla y León’s second vice-president, before the Cortes’ Economy and Finance Committee on 26 October 2026.
Vox says the presentation omitted “prioridad nacional”, a principle included in the governing agreement between the PP and Vox for access to protected housing and social rental homes. Hierro acknowledged that the budget raises housing-policy investment by 88.8% compared with 2024, meeting the agreement’s commitment to increase it by at least 80%. His complaint was that the national-priority principle was absent from Blanco’s stated priorities.
Blanco presented €257.12 million in budget areas under her responsibility, nearly 70% more than before. The initial rental-aid allocation is €46.13 million. Of that, €17.8 million is for general assistance and €20.2 million for young people. Another €1.25 million is set aside for vulnerable groups; the Junta forecasts more than 22,000 beneficiaries. The Junta said detailed eligibility requirements would be set in individual calls for applications.
Blanco said the principle would be applied through a requirement for a real connection to the territory, backed by a verifiable history of registration in Castilla y León and Spain. She said the conditions would appear in the related to the topic aid calls rather than in the budgets themselves. Anyone meeting the requirements would be able to apply, she said, and the allocation system would operate within current law, prioritising applicants whose connection to the territory is real and lasting, and can be verified.
The distinction matters in practice: the budget presentation does not itself set out the detailed eligibility test. The calls for applications will specify it.
The rental-aid scheme described in the source account has other conditions. Applicants must be Spanish nationals or nationals of a Schengen country; people with legal residence permits in Spain also qualify. Annual income must fall between €4,200 and €25,200, subject to exceptions. Rent limits vary by municipality and are capped at €200 a month for a room or €550 for an entire home.
More than 22,000 people and families received rental assistance in the last call, which cost €53 million, the largest allocation to date. The Junta said it executed 90.92% of the funds allocated to housing policies in 2025. For the 2027 accounts, regional resources were reported at €135.75 million, or 58.2% of total housing-related resources, while €29.23 million came from European Union funds.
The housing dispute followed a parliamentary debate on 21 October, when the Castilla y León PP rejected a Vox non-legislative motion seeking, among other measures, to press the Spanish government to apply “prioridad nacional” to public, social and protected housing and related aid. Vox argued that territorial roots were already part of the PP and Vox governing agreement.
Blanco also announced that the Junta plans to approve a decree in 2027 regulating the Alquiler Seguro programme. Its stated target is to bring 2,000 homes into the affordable-rental market during the current legislative period, offering landlords greater guarantees and incentives, while tenants would get more favourable conditions.
Blanco also defended the regional government’s funding for measures against violence against women after Socialist spokeswoman Patricia Gómez attributed much of the work to money from the state pact. Gómez challenged the absence of a regional LGTBI law and dedicated funding for those policies. She also questioned the government’s priorities on equality.
