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Housing remains the top concern for Spaniards in April 2026

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41.3% of citizens cite it as the country’s main problem, although it drops 2.2 points after March’s record. The economy and employment close out the podium

The April CIS Barometer confirms something that now seems like a constant: housing has been the number one problem for Spaniards for 17 consecutive months. This month, more than 40% of respondents mentioned it as their main concern—specifically 41.3%, which represents a decrease of 2.2 points compared to the historic high recorded in March. Even so, it remains the lowest figure since December.

The top 3 national concerns

Alongside housing, the economic crisis holds second place at 24.9% (up 2.5 points), while poor job quality reaches a historic high, rising from 18.3% to 19.2%.

What else worries Spaniards?

The study reveals other significant data:
  • Immigration: Rises one point to 15.5%, positioning itself as the fourth problem on the eve of the approval of the extraordinary regularization measure
  • Unemployment: Grows 1.2 points and stands at 15.8%
  • Political issues: Drop slightly to 13.9%
  • Healthcare: Rises from 11.6% to 12.8%
The top 10 is completed by the Government and political parties (11.3%), poor conduct by politicians (9.6%), and youth-related issues (9%).

Corruption returns to the spotlight

Coinciding with the start of the trials for the mask case and the Kitchen case, corruption and fraud rise by four tenths to 8.9%, occupying the eleventh position.
Public safety also experiences a significant uptick of 2.8 points, reaching 8.5%, although without matching its record of 8.8% from November 2022.

Personal problems vs. national problems

Interestingly, when asked about the problems that affect them personally, the order changes:
  1. Economic crisis (38.8%)
  2. Housing (25.6%)
  3. Healthcare (19.5%)
  4. Job quality (16.7%)
  5. Public safety (10.1%)

The economy in numbers

Spaniards maintain a divided view of economic reality:
  • Personal situation: 64.7% consider their personal financial situation “good or very good,” compared to 24.8% who say it is “bad or very bad”
  • National situation: Only 37.1% view the Spanish economy as “good or very good,” while 52.8% consider it “bad or very bad”

Voting intentions and leader ratings

Regarding electoral preferences, the barometer places the PSOE at 36.4%, followed by the PP at 23.6%. Vox drops 2 points to 14.7%, while Sumar remains at 5.8%.
As for the ratings of political leaders, Pedro Sánchez leads the list with 4.81 points, followed by Yolanda Díaz (4.25), Alberto Núñez Feijóo (3.68), and Santiago Abascal (2.75).
Then again, with these figures, one wonders if even the people conducting the surveys really believe them…
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