Housing

Affordable housing in Zug

Where affordable flats are being built in the City of Zug, how far the projects have got and how you can get an affordable flat yourself – from the city, from cooperatives or with support from the canton. No private listings: this is about flats let at cost rent.

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Affordable flats in the pipeline

7 projects with housing · As of 1.11.2026
500affordable or cooperative flats are firmly planned or under construction – out of a total of 619 flats in these projects. In addition, there are 3 projects whose numbers are still open.

For comparison: the initiative «2000 flats for Zug's middle class» calls for around 2,000 new affordable flats by 2040 (20 % of the housing stock). Voters narrowly accepted it on 18 June 2023. Source

Planning & politics0
Permit474
Under construction26
Occupied0
Apply nowGewoba GöbliAutumn 2026 · First letting to members (planned) – membership required

Where the flats are being built

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280 affordable, out of 280Schliffi developmentAround 280 affordable rental flats (according to the Korporation) · Korporation ZugPhase 5/7: Permit130 affordable, out of 183Pi high-rise (GIBZ)183 flats, of which 130 affordable · Investors and GewobaPhase 5/7: Permit64 affordable, out of 130Lebensraum Metalliaround 130 flats, of which 64 affordable · Zug EstatesPhase 5/7: Permit26 affordable, out of 26Gewoba Göbli26 cooperative flats at cost rent · GewobaPhase 6/7: Constructionnumber openLG-ArealHousing for 2,600–3,900 people, of which 7–11 % affordable · Private owners and City of ZugPhase 3/7: Parliamentnumber openNew zoning planAround 24,000 m² of new space for affordable housing · Whole cityPhase 3/7: Parliamentnumber openÄussere LorzenallmendAt least 50 % housing, 40 % of new flats affordable – number still open · Private landownersPhase 3/7: Parliament

How to get an affordable flat

Contacts
City of Zug, Real Estate Department

City-owned flats

The city lets its own affordable flats. They are allocated via an application form (online or PDF, in German).

  • Taxable assets at most CHF 400,000
  • Taxable income at most four times the annual net rent
  • Minimum occupancy: 3.5 rooms from 2 people, 4.5 rooms from 3 people (incl. 1 child or person in initial training), 5.5 rooms from 4 people (incl. 2)

Application and guidelines

City of Zug, Office for Ageing and Health

Retirement flats

For older people, the city lets retirement flats (including Bergli, Frauensteinmatt, Neustadt 2). Applications go through a separate waiting list.

Housing for older people

Gewoba, awzug and others

Cooperatives

Cooperatives let flats at cost rent, i.e. without profit. As a rule, only members can apply. So it pays to become a member early – even before a specific letting.

  • Gewoba – non-profit housing cooperative: become a member, register interest
  • awzug – general housing cooperative Zug: membership application, allocation according to its rules

Gewoba · awzug

Canton of Zug, Housing Office

Cantonal rent subsidies

Around 1,900 flats in the canton fall under the housing promotion act and are let at cost rent. Low-income households can also receive rent subsidies there. The landlord knows whether a flat qualifies.

Conditions (canton)

As of 1.11.2026, compiled editorially from public sources. Figures according to developers and the city; official publications and landlords' information are authoritative.

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