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# Bizigune Programme (Basque Country, 2013-present)

* The **Bizigune Programme** was launched by the **Basque government in Spain** in 2013 to detect empty homes and help their landlords rent them through a social housing programme.
  * It relies on landlords reaching out to the regional government to say they have an empty home.
* <https://www.alokabide.euskadi.eus/bizigune/es/>
* **Definition of "empty home" in this programme:**
  * The home is not part of the social or otherwise regulated housing stock.
  * It's empty, meaning it hasn't been lived in for the last three months.
  * It's not rented nor has it any limitations that prevent it from being rented.
  * Source: <https://www.alokabide.euskadi.eus/propietario/opciones-alquiler/#!#tab_item3487>
* **Summary from their site through Google Translate:**
  * Bizigune aims to attract unoccupied apartments for their entry into the market through protected rental.
  * Its purpose is to give uninhabited housing a social use, facilitating access to decent housing at affordable prices. It is intended for people whose economic resources are not sufficient to access the free market.
  * The owner of an empty house makes it available to **ALOKA**BIDE (Public Company of the Basque Government, [https://www.alokabide.euskadi.eus](https://www.alokabide.euskadi.eus/home-alokabide/)) through a usufruct contract in exchange for a series of established guarantees. In turn, **ALOKA**BIDE will award this home to an applicant registered with the Basque Housing Service ETXEBIDE ([https://www.etxebide.euskadi.eus](https://www.etxebide.euskadi.eus/x39-etxebide/es/)) who will pay **ALOKA**BIDE a rent proportional to their income.
* **Keywords:** Basque Country, Euskadi, Spain, unused, vacant, dwelling