Kathrin Gaál


„Housing is a public task.“

Interview with Vienna’s Executive City Councillor
for Women’s Issues and Housing

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News

04

Jun

Vienna

2nd International Social Housing Festival

The 2nd International Social Housing Festival took place in Lyon on 4 to 8 June 2019. We were happy to take part at the event.

04

Jun

News,Vienna

ERHIN Award

For the third time since 2014, the European Responsible Housing Initiative (ERHIN) honors housing associations for sustainability and responsibility. We are proud to announce that Wiener Wohnen achieved second place in two categories!

10

May

News

Make the Shift

The Shift is a new worldwide movement to reclaim and realize the fundamental human right to housing.

19

Feb

News

European Pillar of Social Rights

Within the framework of EUROCITIES initiative 'Inclusive Cities for All: Social Rights in My City', 21 cities have adopted pledges showing how they act to translate the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights into actions.

Social Housing

In Vienna social housing is an umbrella term. Social housing in Vienna consists mainly of municipal housing (owned by the City of Vienna), subsidised rental flats built by limited-profit housing associations and of flats in buildings which have been renovated as a part of the “gentle urban renewal” programme.

220000

Municipal flats

200000

Subsidised flats

62 %

of the Viennese inhabitants live in social housing

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Housing research

Urban development and land policy

Subsidies

Developers' competition

Limited profit housing

Municipal housing and participation

Gentle urban renewal and participation

Criteria of access

Tenants` Protection and Services

Eviction prevention

Community work

Best Practices

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Smarter together

11th district

"Smarter Together" is the joint Smart City project run by Vienna, Munich and Lyon and co-funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme.

Conflict Management

All over Vienna

Living together in communities can sometimes lead to misunderstandings and conflicts in many forms. This is where wohnpartner comes into play.

Gardening

All over Vienna

By supporting garden initiatives within municipal housing complexes, wohnpartner endeavours to establish good neighbourly relations.

Sonnwendviertel

10th district

Around the newly built Vienna Central Station an entirely new urban district has been created on the former ÖBB site (Austrian Federal Railways) – this is named the ‘Sonnwendviertel’.

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