The Left Party in the Saxon state parliament is calling for an offensive for social housing construction. "The number of social housing units completed in 2024 is falling - although the funding that was only re-established in 2017 is slowly starting to have an effect," explained MP Juliane Nagel. Demand is still much greater than construction activity.
According to Nagel, the city of Leipzig estimates its need at 3,450 social housing units per year, while Dresden requires an additional 10,000 units and Großpösna up to 37 units in total. "This is the minimum number of social housing units that are currently needed so that people on low or medium incomes can find an affordable place to live. Housing is a poverty risk in some places."
