Gaia Council delivers 19 rehabilitated municipal homes

Social housing units were handed over to families in various parishes of the municipality after a rehabilitation process.

Facade of a municipal building in Vila Nova de Gaia.
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Facade of a municipal building in Vila Nova de Gaia.

The Gaia Municipal Council delivered 19 rehabilitated social housing units to families in the municipality, in an event held at the D. António Ferreira Gomes Development, in Serzedo.

The official ceremony for the handover of contracts and keys took place at the D. António Ferreira Gomes Development, in the parish of Serzedo, and was attended by the Mayor, Luís Filipe Menezes. The homes cover a wide range of municipal developments distributed throughout the territory, including units in the Cavaco (São Pedro da Afurada), Rosa Mota (Canelas), Padre Américo (Canelas), Dr. Barbosa de Melo (Canidelo), Eng. Adelino Amaro da Costa (Olival), Perosinho, and D. António Ferreira Gomes (Serzedo) developments.
The Executive acknowledges the persistent challenges in the housing sector and states that responding to the Municipality's needs requires a phased and rigorous effort. The focus remains on continuing ongoing interventions, working to increase available solutions and progressively reach more families.
The requalification of these units is part of the strategy to enhance the public housing stock, aiming to ensure adequate conditions of comfort, safety, and dignity for citizens. With this intervention, the Municipality reaffirms housing and social cohesion as priority and structuring axes of its policy.
Based on information from the official source: Camara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia (24/09/2026)