Vienna online
Municipality of Vienna – Topic Housing & Living
Overview of housing-related Service Points
www.wien.gv.at
Vienna Housing Subsidies Department
Department of the City Administation for individual subsidies, public funding of new housing construction and renovation of residential space.
www.wien.gv.at
Wohnservice Wien
Free of charge information and consultation service for all questions regarding housing in Vienna.(German only)
www.wohnservice-wien.at
Wiener Wohnen
Management and rehabilitation of community-owned apartments in Vienna. (German only)
www.wienerwohnen.at
Wohnberatung Wien
Contact point for those interested in municipal flats or subsidized housing. (German only)
www.wohnberatung-wien.at
Wohnpartner
Integrative work in Viennese municipal housing estates regarding conflict mediation and neighbourhood dialogue. (German only)
www.wohnpartner-wien.at
Vienna Land Procurement and Urban Renewal Fund
Land and project management for subsides housing construction in Vienna, management of urban renewal programmes
www.wohnfonds.wien.at
Vienna Area Renewal Office
Local advice centers on charges, contracts, refurbishment promotion and mediation at 17 locations in Vienna. (German only)
www.gbstern.at
Vienna Social Fund – Assisted Living
Supports people with disabilities to a largely independent living.
fsw.at
Immigration Fund – living & working in Vienna
Rents and brokers furnished apartments to migrants from Austria or abroad looking for a place to live.
(German only)
www.zuwanderer-fonds.at
Best Practices Hub Vienna
UN-Habitat's Best Practices Programme's regional and thematic centre supporting communities in the evaluation of programs and in know-how transfer between cities.
www.bestpractices.at
The Austrian Federation of Limited-Profit Housing Associations (GBV)
Compulsory audit organization for and interest representation body of limited-profit housing corporations
www.gbv.at
International networks
Eurocities
Network of elected local and municipal governments of major European cities. The Eurocities working group on housing is chaired by Vienna
www.eurocities.eu
European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA)
European NGO to prevent and alleviate the poverty and social exclusion of people threatened by or living in homelessness
www.feantsa.org
European Network for Housing Research (ENHR)
Organizational platform for institutions and individuals who are actively engaged in housing research
www.enhr.net
European Mortgage Federation
Voice of the mortgage industry in the EU on both the retail and the funding sides of the business
www.hypo.org
European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN)
Network of national governments and knowledge institutes on urban issues sharing expert urban knowledge and best policy practice for the benefit of urban development and city living.
www.eukn.org
Housing Europe
European Federation of Public, Cooperative Social Housing
www.housingeurope.eu
International Network for Urban Development (INTA)
Global association of public and private policy-makers and urban practitioners to share knowledge, experience and performing tools for integrated urban development
www.inta-aivn.org
International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
Global association of professionals bringing together planners from more than 80 countries worldwide
www.isocarp.org
International Union of Architects (UIA)
Global federation of national associations of architects
www.uia-architectes.org
International Union of Tenants (IUT)
NGO for safeguarding the interests of tenants
www.iut.nu
International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP)
Worldwide network of professionals representing the broad field of housing and planning
www.ifhp.org
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Committee on Housing and Land Management
www.unece.org
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Promotes socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements
www.unhabitat.org
URBACT Programme
European Territorial Cooperation programme aiming to foster sustainable integrated urban development.
urbact.eu