The construction of 20,000 new apartments in Berlin is probably not reached this year, the goal of the Senate remains

The construction of 20,000 new apartments in Berlin is probably not reached this year, the goal of the Senate remains

in Berlin there is a lack of apartments. In order to combat acute lack of housing, 20,000 new apartments are to be built annually. However, the Senate does not assume that this goal will be achieved this year. Nevertheless, you do not want to artificially lower the goals in order to continue to plan as required.

Last year, a good 17,300 apartments were completed. Even if this was not the desired 20,000, they offered 17,300 households a new home. The urban development and building body Christian Gaebler (SPD) is proud that this has succeeded last year and hopes for similar figures this year.

In particular, the construction of social housing is an urgent concern. In the coalition agreement, the CDU and SPD have agreed to build up to 20,000 apartments in Berlin annually, including up to 5,000 social housing. The criticism of the Senate is great because it remains far behind his own goals.

In the 5,000 social housing, however, the funding volume also depends. Gaebler explains that the number of social housing depends on the acceptance of the funding volume. Since there was a good application this year, he assumes that the desired 5,000 social housing can be approached next year.

The Senate has recognized that there is an urgent need for action to alleviate the housing emergency in Berlin. Although the objective is not achieved this year, you strive to increase the number of construction projects and thus enable more households a new home.