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Next year, Vienna will facilitate access to small community apartments. Specifically for one and two bedroom apartments, no “justified housing need” will have to be proven anymore, basically a prerequisite for a community building entrance ticket, as Housing Councilor Kathrin Gaal (SPÖ) informed the APA. . Depending on the city, there is currently more supply than demand for small community apartments.
In order to benefit from a subsidized apartment in the federal capital and thus be able to receive a “Vienna apartment ticket”, there are certain requirements such as citizenship, main residence in Vienna and an upper income limit. In addition, there must be a “justified housing need” for municipal housing. This is the case, for example, if you are a “young Viennese” or a single parent, if there is a “overcrowding”, for example, of the children or if you have a “housing need due to illness”.
According to Gaal, this barrier will now be raised for municipal flats with one or two living spaces (25 to 45 square meters or 46 to 65 square meters), for a limited period for the awards in 2021. Interested parties can search a municipal floor in an individual period of three months. , according to which the offer is only available on the online tender platform https://www.wohnberatung-wien.at, he said. If you find a suitable place to stay, it will be delivered indefinitely, as is the case with all municipal apartments.
Last but not least, the campaign aims to help those who have an urgent housing problem due to the crown crisis. The current exceptional situation also shows in the wallets of many people: “Income has often decreased, but rent and bills are still to be paid,” he said. According to Gaal’s office, small community apartments cost on average between € 220 and € 370 per month.
Easier access is also possible, as small community apartments have not been in demand too often, said a spokesman for the APA councilor. In other words, there is currently a kind of oversupply for these properties. As a result of the change, several thousand apartments that would otherwise remain vacant would now be available to an expanded group of people.
If you have any questions, you can contact Wohnberatung Wien. There it will be clarified individually “how and if the limited action can be used,” he said. (apa)
