What is it like not having your own apartment? A surprising number of people in Germany know the answer. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people are homeless every year. In extreme cases, those affected end up on the streets and homeless.
However, most homeless people remain invisible, some do not even appear in statistics. They live in emergency accommodation or with relatives and friends; minors are often also affected. An everyday life under precarious conditions.
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Looking for solutions: Federal Construction Minister Geywitz visiting a cooperative apartment in Saxony-Anhalt (archive)
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Hendrik Schmidt / dpa
How does this happen? The research leads to a mother with two small children who suddenly found herself without a home at the beginning of the year. We hear how different the reasons for homelessness are and how profound the consequences are.
The federal government has announced that it will “eliminate” homelessness by 2030. Now she wants to present an action plan. How convincing is the strategy?
In the podcast, social researcher Jutta Henke explains what is needed to combat homelessness - and why more housing alone is not enough.
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