Housing in Schleswig-Holstein: Diakonie demands immediate help!

Housing in Schleswig-Holstein: Diakonie demands immediate help!

Heide, Deutschland - In Schleswig-Holstein, the demand for more support for homeless people is getting louder. At the annual reception of the Diakonie in Lübeck, the spokesman Lutz Regenberg urged the great need for social housing. He criticized the federal government's plans to remove the homelessness and homelessness by 2030, as "unrealistic" and instead urgently demanded measures to improve the situation. The financial framework, which is to be planned between 2023 and 2026 for the construction of affordable living space, is around 1.2 billion euros, such as [NDR.de] (https://www.ndr.de/schleswig-holstein/schleswig-holstein-aktuell-nachen-im-ueberblick ,News-140.html) reported.

A central topic of homelessness in Schleswig-Holstein are the frequent and multi-layered causes that people bring into this emergency. The advice center "Homelessness Consulting" in Dithmarschen has a variety of cases in which rent debts, eviction lawsuits or conflict -loaded relationships between landlords and tenants are the main factors. The free and confidential support includes support from advice to maintain the living space to help when looking for a apartment, everything to help those affected from their critical situation. The specialists also accompany offices and provide additional help offers, such as in the information from bruecke-dithmarschen.de.

numbers for homelessness

But what is really behind the homelessness in Germany? According to an investigation, an estimated 678,000 people lived in 2018 without a permanent residence, including around 441,000 recognized homeless people. The situation is dramatic, especially for children - a total of 19,000 minors were affected. The reasons are diverse: rental and energy debts, separations or conflicts in the living environment are common triggers. The fact that many homeless people live on the street without any accommodation must also be particularly worrying, while others have to be accommodated in emergency accommodation or with acquaintances, such as the [bpb] (https://www.bpb.de/kurz-knapp/sumen-und-fakten/szial-satin-in-deutschland/61797/ Wohnunglosch.

In the Diakonie and the offers of homeless people's advice in Dithmarschen, it can be seen once again that a good social network and targeted support measures are necessary to help people from homelessness. The individual federal states are required not only to provide financial resources, but also to find creative and sustainable solutions in order to counter the challenges of homelessness.

News from the region

While solutions are searched in the social programs, several explosive incidents occurred in Schleswig-Holstein last week. Lightning strikes provided fire brigade missions in the district of Dithmarschen, including a fire of a stohlager in Bunsoh and another incident in Heide, where a roof structure opened in flames. Fortunately, the residents were able to flee in both cases.

A tragic accident also occurred in Pölitz, where a 57-year-old man was spilled in a pit during construction work. This tragic event raises questions about security at the workplace.