An article from www.ots.at states that Vienna has once again been named the most livable city in the world, and this is mainly thanks to social housing. By allocating special housing units to council housing, the city is showing that housing is a human right and should not be an object of speculation, stresses Tanja Wehsely, Managing Director of Volkshilfe Wien.
Wehsely stresses that an active housing policy for people is synonymous with active social policy. There must be a clear nationwide commitment to affordable housing in order to meet the needs of tenants. In addition, a modern general tenancy law is needed in order not to leave tenants defenseless in the case of fixed-term tenancy agreements.
Michael Häupl, President of Volkshilfe Wien, stresses that quick help helps twice as much and that Vienna shows solidarity, especially in times of crisis, and recognizes the importance of the human right to housing. In addition to a long tradition of social housing, the city relies on a variety of long-term support offers.
Wehsely and Häupl agree that poverty is a structural problem and that the key to combating poverty lies in affordable and high-quality housing. Vienna serves as a model here and shows how it is done right.
Vienna's award as the most livable city in the world is not only reflected in the high quality of life, but also in the consistent implementation of housing policy as a human right. In Vienna, housing is not just viewed as a commodity, but as a basic need that should be accessible to all people. Through social housing and effective support services, Vienna is setting standards for other cities and countries and proving that it is possible to place housing as a human right at the center of politics.
Source: die-nachrichten.at
