Viennese housing policy: Fees for young people brake rental madness!

Viennese housing policy: Fees for young people brake rental madness!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - Vienna faces a crucial turn in housing costs for students and apprentices. The city administration under the leadership of the SPÖ plans to reduce the stress due to excessive rental prices. Waltraud Karner-Kremser, the chairwoman of the municipal council committee for women, urban renewal, living and residential construction, emphasizes that targeted measures are introduced to create affordable living options and at the same time increase transparency in rent bills. This is done by renting rental borders in funded homes and the expansion of the own average replacement loan, which is intended to help tenants to reduce financial hurdles when living. The goal is that young people can concentrate on their training without having to worry about exploding housing costs, as it ots.at reported

political initiatives to support students

The Greens Vienna launched their own living campaign to reduce housing costs especially for students. Judith Pühringer, party leader of the Green Vienna, emphasizes that students in the capital have to spend more than 40 percent of their income on rent, which in many cases leads to enormous pressure. They call for a number of solutions that include the introduction of a residential deposit fund, easier access to community building apartments as well as social residential construction and specific living allowances for students. According to meinzirk.at

These developed approaches are nothing less than necessary, because many students cannot afford a life outside of their parents' home due to the high costs or therefore have to work additional hours. Access to decent living space should be the same and regardless of the origin, as was made clear in the Greens' press conference. A strong interplay of urban measures and the urgently needed reform of the tenancy law at the federal level could revolutionize the housing market and at the same time ensure that Vienna remains an attractive place for students.