Overview
- Regional IG BAU leaders report rising rent pressure in Leipzig, Günzburg and Bremen, saying many trainees cannot afford their own place and stay with parents.
- Union officials warn that apprenticeship contracts sometimes fail because trainees cannot secure housing near workplaces or training centers.
- IG BAU calls for targeted new-build programs near training hubs, federal and state funding, and tax incentives for employers that provide trainee housing, with additional support for student housing in university cities.
- The Pestel-Institut’s Social Housing Monitor, commissioned by IG BAU, proposes doubling social units nationwide to two million by the mid-2030s, including targets of 120,300 for Saxony (about 10,700 per year), 283,700 for Bavaria (about 18,700 per year) and 19,600 for Bremen (about 1,600 per year) by 2035.
- The union also flags a risk of future housing poverty for retiring baby-boomer cohorts, while noting no government commitments in response to the proposals in the current reporting.