SPD calls for a change of course in social housing in the face of the rapid loss of social housing in Berlin

SPD calls for a change of course in social housing in the face of the rapid loss of social housing in Berlin

SPD calls for course changes in social housing

According to the Federal Government, the social bond for 4519 apartments in Berlin expired in 2022, so that there are currently only 104,757 social housing. The number of new state -sponsored apartments was in 1935 in the same year. Although this was a good 800 more than in the previous year, but significantly less than the 3764 units that received a funding commitment in 2020. To build such apartments, there are state grants or discounted loans. The rent set for this is limited. People with low incomes or social benefits are entitled to such an apartment. The stock of social housing has been decreasing across Germany for years. Before 2020 there were 111,964 social housing in Berlin.

The black and red coalition in Berlin has decided to build 5,000 social housing annually. 15,000 units without rental binding are to be created. According to the Senate, only 17,300 of the planned 20,000 apartments were actually completed last year. The number of building permits is still declining.

The Member of the Bundestag Caren Lay criticizes that the new social building in Berlin is not sufficient to compensate for the expiry of social bonds. It calls for the system to overcome the system with expiring social bonds and instead to introduce the principle "once social housing, always social housing". SPD state chief Saleh supports this approach and demands from the federal government to give the countries the competence to determine rental limits themselves.

In order to counter the problem, the coalition of the CDU and SPD has increased the funds for social housing. Beautier Christian Gaebler (SPD) can now use 1.5 billion euros annually for social housing subsidies. In addition, it is planned to acquire such stocks when buying apartments by state -owned companies in which the social bonds expire.

The Berlin left demands that the Senate are increasingly relying on state -owned housing companies. The rental and housing policy spokesman Niklas Schenker criticizes private investors who have practically boycotted the construction of new social housing in recent years. According to Schenker, the Senate should instead enable the state -owned housing companies to build significantly more social housing.

The IG Bau building union also responded to the decline in social housing in Germany. Federal Chairman Robert Feiger calls on the Federal Government to provide a special fund of 50 billion euros by 2025. In addition, the construction of social housing should be cheaper, for example by reducing VAT from 19 to 7 percent. In addition, funding applications should be processed faster.

The Social Association of Germany (SOVD) is in favor of introducing a mandatory longer social prize binding. SOVD CEO Michaela Engelmeier calls for a "real social housing offensive" and considers a social binding of funded apartments of at least 30 years to be necessary. In addition, rent increases should be effectively limited. Engelmeier warns that many people currently have to live in a confined space, are being pushed to the edge of the city or even losing their apartments. The situation is dramatic overall, since apartments are too expensive and many are overwhelmed with the housing costs, which is a risk of poverty.