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Germany - 2012

Is there evidence that migrant/minority groups face especially serious problems in accessing housing of an acceptable quality?

Code:
RED70
Key Area:
Housing & Segregation
Strand(s):
Discrimination
25/01/2013 - 09:53
Short Answer

Yes. The divergences between the migrant and majority population might be a result of the fact that the area of housing holds a significant high degree of discrimination.
Qualitative Info

In general, persons with a migration background usually have less square metres for their disposal (2011: about 8m² less); in owner-occupied housing as well as in rented flats. Especially persons with a Turkish migration background show a high number of persons per household compared to the majority population as well as compared to other households with a migration background.
It can be observed that persons with a migration background usually live in less preferred neighbourhoods than persons without a migrant background. Furthermore, a much higher percentage of persons with a migrant background live in houses with more then three living quarters or even twelve living quarters than persons without a migrant background, who more often live in one- or two-family houses.
Other indicators for quality include sanitary installations, heating systems and balcony or garden. With exception of access to a garden, no major differences could be observed between migrant and non-migrant groups. Lastly, quality in housing is more expensive for persons with migration background (6,89 €/m² in 2011) than for persons without a migration background (6,59€/m² in 2011).

 

Source:

  1. Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, BAMF) (2008), Daten zu Wohnverhältnissen und innerstädtischer Segregation von Migranten, Working Paper 21, http://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/DE/Publikationen/WorkingPapers/wp21-wohnen-innerstaedtische-segregation.pdf?__blob=publicationFile, Accessed on 12.12.2011, p.5/6.

  2. Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt, Destatis) (2008), Bevölkerung mit Migrationshintergrund – Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus 2006. Fachserie 1, Reihe 2.2, Wiesbaden.

  3. Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration (ed.) (2011): Zweiter Integrationsindikatorenbericht, p.77ff., http://www.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/_Anlagen/2012/01/2012-01-12-integrationsbericht.pdf;jsessionid=A07701E41DE227773CE79446453F372B.s2t1?__blob=publicationFile , Accessed on 20.01.2013.

  4. Katrin Auspurg, Thomas Hinz, Laura Schmid (2011): “Contexts and Conditions of Ethnic Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment in German Housing Markets”: http://www.soziologie.uni-konstanz.de/index.php?eID=tx_nawsecuredl&u=0&file=fileadmin/soziologie/ag-hinz/PDF/context_conditions_disk_housingmarkets_wp.pdf, Accessed on 24.01.2013.



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Groups affected/interested Migrants, Roma & Travelers, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, National minorities
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Housing
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