Bono Alquiler Joven: apply for the rental aid from your comunidad autónoma

What to have ready

1. Cl@ve or certificado digital to sign online: https://clave.gob.es
2. Contrato de alquiler (or room contract) and the resguardo de la fianza depositada.
3. Empadronamiento colectivo e histórico at that address.
4. Your income proof: IRPF/certificado de imputaciones from AEAT, payslips or SEPE documents.
5. Bank account in your name (certificado de titularidad bancaria).
6. Certificado de titularidad catastral (or negative certificate) from https://www.sedecatastro.gob.es.

Documentation

• DNI/NIE of the applicant and, if applicable, of co-holders on the contract.
• Contract in force with clear rent and term; if it's a room, that must be stated.
• Deposit of fianza: receipt from the regional deposit body (without it, likely denial).
• Empadronamiento colectivo e histórico at the rented address.
• Income: certificado de imputaciones or IRPF (https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es), plus payslips/SEPE if relevant.
• Titularidad catastral: get it from the Catastro sede to prove you don't own property.
• Proof of rent payments (recent transfers) and certificado de titularidad bancaria.

Step by step

1. Check your convocatoria: open this and click your comunidad: https://www.mivau.gob.es/arquitectura-vivienda-y-suelo/programas-de-ayudas-a-la-vivienda/programa-de-bono-alquiler-joven. Read age, income and rent limits.
2. Get the key certificates:
   • Catastro: https://www.sedecatastro.gob.es > Sede electrónica > "Consulta y certificación de titularidad".
   • AEAT: https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es > Tus datos > Certificados.
   • Empadronamiento: your ayuntamiento sede (e.g. Madrid: https://sede.madrid.es).
3. Verify the fianza: download the deposit receipt (e.g. Madrid: https://www.comunidad.madrid/servicios/vivienda/deposito-fianzas-alquiler; Catalunya: https://incasol.gencat.cat).
4. Fill and submit the application online at your comunidad's sede (link from the MIVAU page). Identify with Cl@ve, complete the form and upload readable PDFs (under 10 MB each recommended).
5. Monitor notifications: check https://dehu.redsara.es and https://carpetaciudadana.gob.es in case they request subsanación (10 working days).
6. Resolution and payment: if granted, they'll pay into your IBAN. If your situation changes, notify within 10 days.

Time-savers

• One PDF per document and clear filenames ("Contrato_alquiler.pdf", "Empadronamiento.pdf").
• Order the catastral and AEAT certificates the same day: they usually issue quickly online.
• Scan the fianza with the official stamp or CSV; otherwise they'll reject it.
• Submit early: many convocatorias work by order of entry.

Common mistakes that can ruin the process

1. Not depositing the fianza for the contract: direct denial.
2. Bad empadronamiento (not collective or missing histórico): they'll return it for subsanación.
3. Income not properly proved (only payslips without IRPF/certificado de imputaciones): often insufficient.
4. Bank account in someone else's name: they won't pay you if you're not the holder.
5. Not watching DEHú: you miss the 10-day deadline and lose the aid.
6. Rent above your municipality's cap: even if everything else is fine, they'll deny it.