berlin house crisis spread germany federal homelessness association say tuesday forecast 1.2 million people could live shelter 2018. report come amid heighten concern germany rise poverty rate ability integrate 1.1 million migrants arrive past two years draw country reputation affluence efficiency stability homelessness association say 850,000 people lack accommodation 2016 150 percent 2014 half affect migrants total 52,000 people live streets 2016 third 2014 group say report add number live shelter would likely rise another 40 percent 2018 drive high rise rent decrease availability subsidize house grow number refugees grant asylum status therefore entitle house homelessness association say immigration factor behind rise rate house shortage also blame call fail house policies main cause house shortages homelessness house policy fail germany decades well insufficient efforts fight poverty thomas specht director association say statement almost 20 percent germany population 16 million people risk poverty 2016 federal statistics office report last week germany labour social affairs ministry defend handle refugee house need note find individual house around country remain challenge forget swift accommodation hundreds thousands refugees adequate collective house 2015 2016 extraordinary achievement ministry spokesman say tuesday would-be partner new german government coalition remain odds limit migration spread house shortage hit 850,000 people germany report