SPD on housing

The SPD wants to expand social housing, especially for older people, people with disabilities, families, students and trainees. Municipal and cooperative housing companies are to remain part of public services. Heating and electricity are also to stay affordable.

The SPD wants to fund more low-cost homes. This is mainly for older people, families, students and trainees. Housing companies owned by towns should not be forced to sell. Heating and power should stay affordable.

Dormitory places get priority in investment, the elevator program continues, and federal money for urban development and social housing is to be co-financed by the state where possible. Vacancy in rural areas is to be cut through demolition programs; the SPD rules out forced sales of municipal housing companies to balance budgets. These companies should be allowed to operate across municipal borders. A statewide database is to help match people with accessible homes. Municipalities are to get money and expert help for heat planning, and the reduced electricity tax should also apply to private households.

The SPD wants to shorten planning and permitting procedures and free construction from what it sees as excessive bureaucracy. Alongside this, towns and villages are to be kept lively through urban development funding and local shops.

The SPD wants building to go faster. Offices should check applications more quickly. There should be less paperwork. Towns and villages should also get help. They should keep shops and meeting places.

Standard building designs would be covered by deemed approval, meaning an application counts as approved after a deadline. Digital plausibility checks are to replace formal hurdles, and serial construction is to cut costs. The state wants to co-finance federal urban development money and strengthen neighborhood and village management. Multi-purpose buildings and automated or cooperative shops are to secure local supply. Solar panels are to be allowed in protected heritage areas, and families who want to stay in their home region could get interest-free loans.