Braga to give families on the social tariff up to €2,500 for windows, insulation and heating. Applications open on 1 November
Braga City Council and the municipal housing company BragaHabit are opening the fourth round of a €500,000 programme to help families who struggle to pay for heating and electricity. Each family can receive up to €2,500, which does not have to be paid back (Observador).
The money is for work that makes a home warmer and cuts bills: replacing windows and doors with insulated ones, insulating walls and ceilings, and installing energy-efficient heating or solar panels.
Any resident of the municipality of Braga, whether an owner or a tenant, can apply if they are on the social tariff for electricity or gas (tarifa social). Under the rules of the previous round, the tariff had to appear on the bill on the day of application, the family could not own another home in the municipality, and the help was paid as a voucher, limited to one per person and one per home. The voucher was valid for six months; if the work cost more than the voucher was worth, the family paid the difference (BragaHabit).
Applications are accepted from 1 November to 31 December 2026 through the Balcão Digital, BragaHabit's online service desk.
In the three previous rounds, 488 families received a total of more than €1.2 million (Observador).
