Overview
- Social Minister Heike Hofmann presented the new strategy in Wetzlar and issued the first funding decision to the Caritas-linked Wohnraumhilfe Lahn-Dill.
- The pilot provides immediate housing without preconditions followed by social and pedagogical support, focusing early funds on building staff capacity.
- Initial financing totals about €57,000, with up to €150,000 per year planned through 2028 to establish durable structures.
- Hesse plans six project sites, with a second location in Frankfurt’s Bahnhofsviertel slated for presentation next week.
- Official data show roughly 29,000 people in shelters as of January 31, 2025, including more than 8,000 children, while welfare groups back the shift and call for stronger prevention and early intervention.