# GOAL 4

https://2022.cat/en/sphere-1/goal-4

## To promote decent, affordable and sustainable housing as a mechanism to combat inequalities

Decent access to dignified housing is a vital mechanism for social development, combating inequalities and protecting vulnerable groups. It is essential to significantly increase affordable housing stocks. Approved in 2007, the Regional and Sectoral Housing Plan of Catalonia, which expected to create 245,000 new affordable homes over a 15-year period in areas of high demand, has fallen hugely short of its targets. For instance, in 2019 a total of 8,831 homes were completed only 945 of which benefitted from some level of social protection.