The fifth round of emergency rent subsidies has been launched on La Palma. The Canary Islands Housing Institute is responsible for administering the scheme. The subsidies are intended to support households that lost their homes or flats as a result of the major volcanic eruption in 2021.
This is stated in a publication in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands, the BOC, published on Friday. The payments are intended to cover the rent for alternative accommodation. However, the notice does not specify the total amount involved, the total number of households set to receive funds, or the deadline for applications.
This is now the fifth time the Canary Islands government has released this emergency aid. This shows that the situation on the western island remains tense: the demand for accommodation for those affected has still not been fully met.
The Canary Islands are helping volcano victims on La Palma
The payments are therefore continuing as emergency aid rather than as part of a completed reconstruction programme. This decision does not stand alone; it is part of a series of decisions recently announced by the regional government via its official gazette.
Most recently, discussions have centred, amongst other things, on the tourism development of Costa Teguise and Playa Blanca on Lanzarote. With regard to housing, the administration is also taking a different approach and plans to issue planning permission more quickly in the Canary Islands in future.
On 19 September 2021, the ground at Cumbre Vieja on La Palma split open in several places. Within 85 days, by 13 December, the new volcano ‚Tajogaite‘ had formed. More than 2,500 buildings were buried by lava flows. Much of the infrastructure was buried forever. Although the area is now regarded as a geological and tourist attraction, local residents who lost everything in the volcanic eruption on La Palma are still suffering from the after-effects.
«La Palma assists volcanic eruption victims with ongoing aid»
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