Viennese Greens demand housing aid: Students under pressure!

Viennese Greens demand housing aid: Students under pressure!

In Vienna, the green alarms: A current IFES study shows that students in Austria have to spend an average of 43 percent of their monthly income for housing costs. This is around 555 euros a month, whereby rents in Innsbruck are even higher. The study costs have increased by 26 percent in recent years, and those who live in student homes, where they often have to spend up to 54 percent of their income for living space, are particularly affected by the Greens. According to Krone , many are excluded from the residential and rental aids, often due to strict rules that require a certain minimum income.

Judith Pühringer, the boss of the Viennese Greens, is now urgently demanding measures to reduce the financial burden on the students. In a current media discussion, she made it clear that a residential deposit fund, such as in Graz and Salzburg, should be set up to facilitate the deposit collection when the rental is finished. An adaptation of the living allowance for students, who are often in financial difficulties, is also on the agenda. The Greens also require improved access to social residential construction and an attractiveness of the student homes. This was also underlined by the municipal council Georg Prack, who emphasizes that access to living space should not depend on the financial situation of the family. It is crucial that the support for students in Vienna is finally strengthened to counteract the growing housing shortage, such as wien.gv.at reported.

A package with five essential claims is intended to take the leasing costs for students. The measures range from the creation of a residential deposit fund to the promotion of renovation and attracting student homes to compensate for the increasing energy costs. If this package is implemented, many students in Vienna could free it from the high cost burden.