Support programs for a barrier-free Stuttgart

• Individual living space adaptations, such as bathroom conversions, door enlargements, stair lifts, access to the terrace or balcony, installation of an elevator.
• Barrier-free and age-appropriate design of the exterior of residential buildings, such as low-step access to building entrances, handrails on both sides, installation of an electric door drive.
• Renovation and modernization measures independent of an individual need, such as the installation or addition of elevators, barrier-free and age-appropriate design of the building entrance area or adaptations in the living space.

• Owners of owner-occupied housing whose household does not exceed the income limit
• Owners' associations
• Private landlords
• Legal entities (for example, building cooperatives)
• Tenants for certain measures whose household does not exceed the income limit.

For individual adaptations in the living space, between 60 percent and 70 percent of the eligible costs of the personal contribution are subsidized, up to a maximum of 10,000 euros per measure and 30,000 euros per living space. In the case of outdoor facilities, 50 percent of the eligible costs of the personal contribution are subsidized, and in the case of renovation and modernization measures, a flat-rate subsidy of 3,000 euros per living space applies. Further information is available from the office of the Representative for the Interests of People with Disabilities.

An application for funding can only be submitted before the start of a conversion project. The measure can be accompanied by the housing advice service of the German Red Cross.

The subsidy is a voluntary service provided by the state capital Stuttgart. There is no legal entitlement. The funding is limited. Once the funds have been exhausted, no more funding can be granted - even if the application is complete and correct.

• The provision of expertise for the implementation of measures that serve to ensure accessibility
• Measures to reduce barriers inside buildings, such as barrier-free design of the entrance area, orientation aids / guidance systems, installation of barrier-free toilets
• Barrier-free design of outdoor facilities, such as mobile or fixed ramps, attention field for blind people
• Barrier-free design of websites
• Barrier-free access to information, e.g. menus in Braille, information columns in museums
• Technical equipment/movable furniture, such as the installation of hearing aids, measures to improve acoustics.

Objects that must be barrier-free anyway according to their intended purpose arenot eligible for funding.

• Owners
• Owner communities
• Operators
• Tenants and leaseholders
• Organizer

Qualified consulting as well as training offers can be funded up to 3,000 euros. Concrete measures to promote accessibility indoors and outdoors can be funded up to 30,000 euros. The maximum limit for funding barrier-free information access and technical equipment is 15,000 euros. The funding program also aims to promote smaller measures.

The funding application can only be submitted before the start of a funding measure. Rented or leased properties can only be funded if the owner has given their written consent. In the case of structural measures, qualified advice must be obtained beforehand.

Further information can be obtained from the office of the representative for the interests of people with disabilities.

Note: The funding guideline "Stuttgart inclusive for all" is currently being prepared.