Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The green-black coalition in Baden-Württemberg wants to set up a funding program of 80 million euros to create housing for refugees. Housing Minister Nicole Razavi (CDU) said on Wednesday in Stuttgart: "We must ensure that the arrival of many refugees on the already very tense housing market does not lead to cut-throat competition, especially among the weakest in society."
According to a ministry statement, around 112,600 people from the south-west country have been captured since the start of the Ukraine war in February. That is more people than in the whole of 2015. In addition, there were 8,662 asylum seekers from other countries in the first half of the current year alone. Don't let communities down in the difficult task of housing these people, Razavi said.
The money for the program should come from the risk reserve for corona precautions. Municipalities can access the grants. The prerequisite is that the living space has been earmarked for a specific purpose for more than ten years. In addition, according to Razavi, the subsidized property must remain the property of the municipality for two decades. The 80 million euros are available for this year and next.
After more than six hours of negotiations, the leaders of the green-black coalition had agreed on the planned additional spending in the 2023/2024 double budget.
