Housing in Vorarlberg: Experts warn of the choice of choice!

Housing in Vorarlberg: Experts warn of the choice of choice!

Bregenz, Österreich - In Vorarlberg, the situation on the housing market is coming to a head: According to the answer to the state councilor Marco Tittler (ÖVP), there are more than 1,000 social housing in seven municipalities. This includes the cities of Bregenz, Bludenz, Dornbirn, Feldkirch, Hohenems and Hard and Lustenau. Each fifth community, on the other hand, does not have a single non -profit apartment. These alarming numbers were published by ORF Vorarlberg and throw a light on the misery that affects many citizens. A total of around 215,000 apartments exist in Vorarlberg, but only about ten percent of which are charitable. Bregenz leads here with a quota of 27 percent, while in Dornbirn only 13 percent and only 9 percent of the apartments in Feldkirch are social. By 2027, the state government is planning to build over 1,200 new social housing, but it remains to be seen whether these plans can help.

increasing construction costs and political solutions

economic experts make rising construction costs responsible for the tense situation. Professor Dietmar Walberg, head of the Kiel construction Institute ARGE, expressed that the construction costs for social housing could be reduced by up to a third, provided that the qualitative building regulations are observed. BR also reported on the critical location and the dilemma of numerous funding programs, which are often overbooked and are therefore not quick enough. There are various approaches to solving the problem in the political circles: the SPD calls for an indefinite rental price brake, while the Union (CDU/CSU) proposes to simplify building authorization law. The Greens are committed to better protection of tenants, whereas the FDP supports the abolition of the rental price brake. In the middle of this political debate, scientists from the Pestel Institute criticize that the parties' suggestions are too vague and do not offer a clear plan to improve the living situation.