living standards

• Living Standards in Weimar Germany

  By 1924, living standards for workers began to improve.
• • In 1927, an insurance system was set up to help workers if they were unemployed or ill.
• Housebuilding

  • From 1925 to 1929, around 100,000 new homes were built for workers.
  • But the Republic still struggled with a shortage of house
• Increasing wages

  • Worker’s wages increased and their working hours shortened.
  • But wealthier Germans did not like that the State was giving workers support.
• Housebuilding in Weimar Germany

  From 1925 to 1929, around 100,000 new homes were built for workers. But the Republic still struggled with a shortage of houses.