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Alarming housing poverty: 21.2% of Germans affected!
On January 10, 2025, the Poverty Conference warns of growing inequality and emphasizes necessary reforms for social security in Austria.
Alarming housing poverty: 21.2% of Germans affected!
The current challenges in the area of social security are at the center of the entire discussion about budget consolidation in Austria. The Poverty Conference warns urgently that mishandling the budget could further widen the gap between rich and poor. “The central question is HOW the budget will be consolidated,” emphasizes social expert Martin Schenk, calling for a balanced approach that both stimulates economic recovery and curbs growing unemployment. Together with Doris Pettighofer from the platform for single parents, he emphasizes that low-income people in particular would suffer from the planned measures if they were one-sided ots.at emphasized.
In addition, a current study shows that living space is becoming a decisive factor for poverty in Germany. The Paritätische Forschungsstelle reports that more than 21.2% of the population is affected by housing poverty, which is alarmingly high numbers. Young adults and single parents are particularly hard hit, while housing costs mean that many households are burdened disproportionately. This problem is exacerbated by rising rents and the threatened abolition of the rent cap, which represents an important measure to curb rent increases by the end of 2025. Joachim Rock, general manager of the Joint Association, explains: “Housing is increasingly becoming a driver of poverty,” which underlines the call for targeted housing policy intervention der-paritaetische.de reported.
Urgent need for action
In both cases it is clear that there is a need for action: in Austria, targeted investments in infrastructure and social housing are intended to help the affected groups, while in Germany a rethinking of housing policy is necessary. A fair budget approach in Austria that includes all social classes and is not biased towards the weakest is seen as essential. At the same time, measures to combat housing poverty in Germany require a combination of fair wages, better social security and the creation of affordable housing.