After the reversal of the initially planned reduction in housing benefit, VdK President Verena Bentele urges the resumption of the routine adjustment. She stated to Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland that if people are truly to be relieved, housing benefit must be continuously adjusted to price and rent developments. She emphasized that the progression of housing benefit must therefore be urgently maintained by the Federal Government.
This relates to the adjustment of housing benefit originally planned for 2027, which is intended to remain postponed according to the wishes of the Federal Government.
Bentele also demanded improvements to the budget. These include implementing an electricity tax reduction for private households, funding the heating subsidy adequately, and increasing the KfW program for age-appropriate renovations to at least 390 million euros annually. The head of VdK insisted on a socially fairer design of the subsidy conditions.
