Social welfare contract

Pre 1958 there had been no recorded stats on housing.

1971- 60000 houses built annually.

Ulbricht- Renovating old houses.

2/3 cities destroyed by war.

Honecker developed in industrial areas.

Rents cheap- lead to dodgy repairs.

44% of houses had hot water

60% had baths/showers

Polytechnics 1979

Wanted to defeat elitism

Pushed vocational education

Workforce overqualified

University places competitive and political backgrounds taken into account

Conformity

Elite schools other than sport banned.