Applying for rent support for teachers placed far from their usual residence

Preschool teachers and primary and secondary education teachers who are placed in a school far from their usual residence may receive support of up to EUR 200 towards renting a secondary residence. This support is available to anyone who is employed more than 70 km from their usual residence in schools in the regions of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley or the Algarve.

This support cannot be combined with extraordinary temporary support, which can be up to EUR 450 per month and is granted to teachers placed in schools with a shortage of teachers.

Service channels

  • Request online

    Request rent support for teachers placed far from their usual residence

Who can apply for rent support for teachers placed far from their usual residence?

Pre-school, primary school and secondary school teachers in Lisbon and the Tagus Valley or the Algarve who need to rent secondary accommodation can apply for this support.

This support is available to professionals with a salary up to and including the seventh salary bracket.

Find out more about salary brackets and check your bracket

When can I apply for rent support for teachers placed far from their usual residence?

You can apply for the support at any time of year.

The support applies to rent paid from 1 September 2023, and will be in place until the end of 2025.

What documents are needed and what are the requirements for applying for rent support for teachers placed far from their usual residence?

In order to be eligible for rent support for teachers placed far from their usual residence, you must meet the following conditions:

  • You have been placed in an educational establishment in the regions of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley or the Algarve that is more than 70 km (as the crow flies) from your usual place of residence
  • You rent or sublease secondary accommodation in the area where you will be working
  • Your salary bracket is between the 1st and 7th brackets of the salary scale for teaching staff up to secondary education
  • You cannot combine this with the grant for teachers placed far from their usual residence
  • Your debt-to-income ratio is 35% or above, i.e. you spend at least 35% of your average monthly household income on both homes – the main and the temporary one.

To calculate your average monthly household income, add up the annual income of all people living with you, divide this total by the number of people in the household and then divide the result by 12 (months of the year).

How to apply for rent support for teachers placed far from their usual residence?

Apply using the Directorate-General for School Administration (DGAE) SIGRHE application.

To log in, use the same login details as for other DGAE applications.

The amount received depends on:

  • your average monthly income;
  • charges for the primary residence (rent or mortgage payments);
  • cost of the secondary accommodation (in the area of the placement).

If you already receive rent support from the Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU), the amount you receive from this grant is deducted from the calculation of the rent support for teachers placed far from their usual residence.

What is the support legislation?

Decree-Law No 130/2023 of 27 December: Decree-Law No 130/2023 of 27 December creating an extraordinary rent support scheme for teachers placed in establishments in the Ministry of Education’s public network.