IG Bau is calling for housing offensive for social diversity in the Roth district!

IG Bau is calling for housing offensive for social diversity in the Roth district!

Roth, Deutschland - The IG Bau Mittelfranken recently loudly raised its demand for an “upswing” in the Roth district. Housing in the region has made progress in recent years- in 2024, 409 new apartments were built, 226 of them in one and two family houses. But the chairman Iris Santoro still sees great need for action, especially when it comes to creating social housing and affordable living space. She emphasizes: "We need a new building offensive and more renovations, especially for senior citizens."

The increasing construction costs, which are estimated at around 108 million euros for 2024, make a fundamental reform inevitable. Santoro proposes a number of measures to reduce costs and thus create more apartments. This includes the de-bureaucratization of the construction process, a reduction in costly standards and DIN standards as well as the waiver of excessive technical equipment.

where to go with the living space?

If you are looking for an apartment in Roth, you can get support from the job center. This pays the costs for an appropriate apartment, whereby the rental heights are determined annually. In special hardship cases, such as pregnant women or single parents, the job center can even rate higher rents than adequately. Nevertheless, there are clear limits: direct residential agency is only offered in acute threats such as homelessness.

The city administration therefore faces the challenge of fulfilling the numerous needs of the citizens. "There is something," you could say in a popular say. The issue of affordable living space is not only regional, but also at the national level, as different projects in the Federal Republic show. For example, there is a development in Adlershof with 62 freely financed rental apartments at an average price of 9.70 euros. Such comparisons would enable the municipality in the Roth district to rethink their own strategies for buying living space and maybe also do good business for their citizens.

The way to the solution

In order to counteract the current lack of living space, a holistic solution is required. The expansion of social housing is essential to meet various population groups. After all, a lower average rent of 5.70 euros for social housing in other municipalities could serve, for example, to force corresponding projects in the Roth district. The IG Bau therefore not only demands new construction projects, but also a comprehensive renovation of existing housing stocks to meet the requirements of older people.

For more information on current topics of housing and the situation in the Roth district, take a look at the reporting of DonaUcurier.de , wbswohnung.de as well as dabonline.de. .