Social Housing Demands. Conditions of Housing, the Demand for affordable ghousing , and the housing political instruments of federal and regional states

It was the aim of the study to analyze current housing conditions in Germany in order to develop a better understanding of the challenges for housing policies as well as to define demand-based criteria for housing and anti-poverty policies. Furthermore, through a social need assessment the study provides a substantial contribution to a strengthening of a social orientation in the current housing debate. Building on statistical analysis, the study exams the potentials of federal housing policies in Germany to cope with current challenges.