Alongside citizen's benefit (Bürgergeld), housing benefit is the central pillar of social housing security in Germany. It helps low-income households to cover their housing costs. On 1 January 2023, the housing benefit plus reform was implemented and led to the most …
Programme: General Departmental Research
Status: Completed
Project duration:
August 2021 – September 2023
Due to dynamic developments in the past years, the challenges regarding housing continue to be substantial. Affordable living spaces especially in metropolitan areas and university cities are sparse. The federal German government is working on improving framework …
Programme: further programmes
Status: Completed
Project duration:
September 2020 – December 2022
Urban resilience is gaining increasing importance. The various crises of the past years further underlined the issue. In the future, it is important for cities to develop the ability to respond appropriately to shocks and disruptions of all kinds and to adapt …
Programme: ExWoSt
Status: Ongoing
Started:
Since January 2024
Affordable rental flats in inner-city residential areas are hard to find in many large cities. Therefore, various cities employ urban planning instruments such as social preservation statutes, prohibitions on the misuse of residential space, or restrictions on the …
Programme: ExWoSt
Status: Completed
Project duration:
January 2022 – January 2024
Vibrant, mixed-used and attractive – this is what inner cities should ideally look like. In many places, however, there are symptoms of crisis such as vacant properties and desolation. What ideas do young people have to counteract these symptoms? What projects are they …
Programme: ExWoSt
Status: Completed
Project duration:
August 2021 – November 2023
The study examines the architectural historical and urban relevance of department stores for inner city centres. The focus is primarily on their architectural and cultural qualities. On the one hand, it looks at the historical development of department stores in Germany …
Programme: ExWoSt
Status: Completed
Project duration:
April 2022 – December 2023
Climate protection requires a significant emission reduction in all sectors. This also includes the building sector, which missed its climate protection targets in 2020. Climate protection measures change housing costs: modernisation can result in higher rents, while …
Programme: General Departmental Research
Status: Completed
Project duration:
November 2021 – November 2023
The Territorial Agenda 2030 (TA2030) is a political framework agreement of the European states on the key objectives of spatial development in Europe. Under the German EU Council Presidency, the ministers responsible for spatial planning adopted this document on 1 …
Programme: MORO
Status: Completed
Project duration:
July 2020 – November 2023
Programme: ExWoSt
Status: Ongoing
Started:
Since October 2021
The study examined 24 infrastructure facilities of different types in terms of their adaptability to changing needs in the neighbourhood and their contribution to integration and social participation. Most of the facilities are located in areas covered by the Social …
Programme: ExWoSt
Status: Completed
Project duration:
October 2021 – November 2023
