The rents in the Weilheim-Schongau district have only one tendency: steeply upwards.
This hits particularly hard on low-income families.
A panel discussion in Schongau extensively shed light on the topic.
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- An unusual sight recently presented itself to passers-by on Marienplatz in Schongau: Two unsightly white metal beds were placed vertically at the fountain.
They should symbolize that one cannot sleep while standing.
A few yards away was an old red transporter. The film that was shown on the screen was about the precarious situation of people without a roof over their heads. Be it because living in times of skyrocketing rent prices has become unaffordable for many, be it because they come from socially disadvantaged backgrounds or have come to Germany as refugees and fear having to spend the night on the street with their families, if they are recognized.
To focus on the misery of these people, one of the most pressing problems of our time: That was the concern of the discussion group “Problem of housing shortage for people with refugee experience” of the Diakonie Herzogsägmühle.
The interviewees: Schongau's mayor Falk Sluyterman (SPD), Peiting's former mayor Michael Asam (SPD), deputy district administrator Wolfgang Taffertshofer (Bfl) and Weilheim's third mayor Alfred Honisch (Greens).
Rent in the district of Weilheim-Schongau: appeal to landlords and property owners
To get straight to the point: Nobody had a solution ready.
The subject turned out to be too complex, and the adjusting screws that had to be turned in order to quickly remedy the situation turned out to be too tedious.
A bottomless pit, it seems.
The almost pleading appeal of all participants in the discussion was directed at the landlords and owners of real estate and regardless of the nature of the sites and plots of land: Whether unused apartments, commercial complexes, vacancies: "Let us know what you have, contact us, together we will find a solution “, Taffertshofer turned to passers-by and listeners.
According to him, the number of those who are urgently dependent on affordable housing has swelled to 30 percent in the Weilheim-Schongau district - almost one in three.
After all, Schongau's mayor had halfway good news in his pocket: All new building projects should have a permanent stock of apartments for the socially disadvantaged.
Apartment building in the district: 30 percent for social housing
Schongau currently has 100 apartments in its portfolio, and multi-storey apartment buildings are to be built in the north of the city on the “Südlichen Eichenfeld”.
Honisch, also the integration officer of the district, referred to the unfortunately often present everyday discrimination - whether open or hidden.
Apartment seekers often do not get a chance because they have a different skin color or have a foreign name. “We don't need to lie to ourselves.” Apartment owners don't need to fear being left behind in unstable tenancies: “There is Temporary contracts, there are many ways to create legal certainty. ”His appeal was also:“ Contact us. ”
The district will reserve 30 percent of apartment buildings for social housing for every new construction project. According to Asam, positive individual solutions have been found in Peiting since the wave of refugees in 2015 - not least thanks to the tireless efforts of the local asylum helpers. They have cushioned the worst, but are still just a drop in the ocean. “I'm partly happy, partly sad.” The problem: People with many children not only need a roof over their heads, they also have to have large apartments. Nobody could want eight people to live in an 80-square-meter apartment. "But at least we have created living space."
For Willfried Knorr, director of the Herzogsägmühle and member of the board of the “Inner Mission Munich”, it was a pleasant day, despite the almost hopeless struggle for possible solutions. Because of the signal function: “Housing is a central basic need like clothing and food. Integration only begins with your own living space. "