Patrícia Gonçalves Costa

Patrícia Gonçalves Costa is the Secretary of State for Housing in Portugal, known for her work in reforming housing support programs. Recently, she has been in the news discussing the government's plans to overhaul two major rental support initiatives launched under the previous administration. During a parliamentary hearing, she addressed operational challenges in the extraordinary rental support program, which currently assists around 145,000 beneficiaries, and announced the intention to redesign the 'Arrendar para Subarrendar' program, which has been suspended since September. Her focus is on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of housing support measures in response to criticism from the Court of Auditors and other stakeholders.