“How to stay at home? Immediate interventions to fight COVID-19 in precarious neighbourhoods, in Greater Lisbon", was a short-term project, directed to the participation of women in the implementation of rapid interventions both in space and daily habits, in order to combat the spreading of the virus. Under this context, the project exposed a sequence of precarious situations, questioning the provision of housing for certain social groups target by social exclusion (migrants, refugees, urban poor), while comparing to solutions given to other — more privileged— middle class. The paper will explore the results of the project, aiming to (i) reflect under the political and practical actions targeting both middle-class neighbourhoods and precarious settlements during the pandemic — perceptions and biases; but also (ii) analyse the forthcoming, post-pandemic future for mass housing, secured by unprecedented budgeting, under the scope of the European Recovery and Resilience Plan for Portugal. This marks the opportunity to reflect on the housing models needed and desired, framed by the discussion on the new generation of housing policies, designed in 2018.

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housing precarity,socio-spatial exclusion,housing models