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Housing: rent contribution and AREA public housing

Each year the Comune publishes the call for the rent contribution: in 2026 applications were online only, with SPID, CNS or CIE, from 31 August to 29 September. Public housing in Sardinia is managed by AREA, the regional housing agency.

Sections: Neighbourhoods · Rooms · Short & long rentals · Buying · Contracts · Deposits

Rent contribution 2026 (closed on 29 September)

  1. Requirements

    Registered residence in Sassari for the period covered; Italian or EU citizenship, or non-EU with a valid residence permit; a lease in the applicant's name, duly registered and for the main home; no ownership or usufruct of a suitable home in Italy. Homes in cadastral categories A1, A8 and A9 and leases between relatives or spouses are excluded.

  2. ISEE bands

    Band A: ISEE up to two INPS minimum pensions and rent above 14% of ISEE. Band B: ISEE up to the public-housing income limit and rent above 24% of ISEE. The exact thresholds are in the call.

  3. Application

    Online only on the Comune's services portal with SPID, CNS or CIE, attaching the lease, the Agenzia delle Entrate registration receipt and proof of rent payments since 1 January; no other form of submission is accepted.

  4. Ranking

    The provisional list is published on the Albo pretorio and the municipal website for 7 consecutive days. Very small contributions are not paid.

Public housing

AREA, the regional housing agency headquartered in Cagliari at via Cesare Battisti 6, manages Sardinia's public housing stock: its portal covers contracts and homes, rents and payments, contributions and benefits, maintenance and building rules, and news on allocation rankings.

€5.4 – €7.6/ m²·month
€850 – €1,250/ m²

Data

€5.4 – €7.6/ m²·month
€850 – €1,250/ m²

Sources

Updated: 2026-10-14

Reviewed: 10/22/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-13

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