Rescue for the homeless: urgent need for non-compliance rooms in Linz

Rescue for the homeless: urgent need for non-compliance rooms in Linz

The upcoming renovation of the bus terminal at Linz Central Station raises some serious questions, especially for the homeless people who are currently sleeping there. Extensive work at the terminal will begin next year, and this will create pressing problems for those who rely on this place to find a place to sleep. The situation is not sustainable for FP City Councilor Michael Raml.

raml again calls for so-called non-compliance rooms to offer these people a decent accommodation. He emphasizes that these rooms should be heated and easily accessible. In Linz there is already the "Nest" project, a offer of housing for homeless people with addictions, but many people who suffer or are not insured with mental illnesses cannot be accepted there. This leaves a significant gap in existing homeless help.

The urgency of the situation

The topic becomes even more urgent by the planned renovation of the bus terminal, explains Raml. "The bus terminal will be fundamentally renovated in the coming year, and this already intolerable option will no longer be available - for good reasons. We already have to create alternatives and are not allowed to carry this topic further," says Raml. It attaches great importance to the fact that the value of a society is based on how it deals with its weakest members.

The current waiting bikers at the bus terminal are for the homeless people and also unacceptable for the other passengers, he adds. The FP City Council sees a practical solution for an urgent social problem in the establishment of non-compliance rooms that cannot be ignored. Cologne often calls such efforts to indicator of the humanity of a community, and this is a perfect time to think about the responsibility of our society.

homelessness is a complex topic that has many causes, and creative solutions are required to do justice to those affected. City Councilor Raml's demands are in the context of a broader discussion about the responsibility of the company towards particularly vulnerable groups, and his argument in the city meets attention. How the situation will develop remains to be seen, but the need for measures is clear. For many homeless people, the fate of a sleeping place that is no longer available could be the next big challenge at the bus terminal.

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