There was little homelessness (in the sense of people sleeping rough) in the GDR but there were severe shortages of decent quality housing and problems with overcrowding. read more
East Germany’s attempt to establish a Communist society meant there was an understanding that social ills such as homelessness represented the many dialectical tensions inherent within Capitalism that should be eliminated. read more
In Munich, Germany’s third largest city, with a population of 1.3 million, conditions are comparatively good; public support, partly in co-operation with charities, helps to alleviate the plight of the homeless. read more