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Social housing futures Germany

Social housing futures Germany. What is social housing in Germany? state subsidised building (private, institutional, other ownership rent fixing) „virtual social housing“: housing benefit (low income, Hartz IV). Christiane Droste, LSE 2008.

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Social housing futures Germany

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  1. Social housing futures Germany What is social housing in Germany? • state subsidised building (private, institutional, other ownership rent fixing) • „virtual social housing“: housing benefit (low income, Hartz IV) Christiane Droste, LSE 2008

  2. Social housing futures Germany Berlin 2007 Municipal social Municipal rent fixed Other municipal Houisng coperatives soc Housing cooperatives rf l Housing cooperatives Private social Private rent fixed other Christiane Droste, LSE 2008 subsidised dwellings total subsidised dwellings new building subsidised dwellings housing stock

  3. Social housing futures Germany Where do which social housing residents live? • target groups: socially deprived + low income (but educated) to lower middle income + old people and migrants gender/diversity • stock: • attractive: low to middle income groups, families • unattractive: very social groups to low income groups • self- organised:low to middle income groups, young families Is the German structure best for the vulnerable? Yes! (security of tenure,relative socio-spatial integration) but ... Christiane Droste, LSE 2008

  4. Social housing futures Germany … market differences + polarising society request innovation: • Models of self – organisation? („building groups“, housing cooperatives) • Municipal housing policies? (München-Modell, re-distribution of rent-fixed stock in Hamburg) • Ownership for the poor? (social integration +qualification = supported home-steading) … challenges : • ageing society: poverty, adaptation • What to do about gentrification? Christiane Droste, LSE 2008

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