Other opportunities for families with children to stay

The party programme states that every person's right to have somewhere to live shall be a reality and that children's rights shall be strengthened. A mandate on how a family with children shall be able to stay when an adult loses the contract directly responds to that commitment. The plan also wants the person who needs to leave a situation of violence to have the right to a long-term secure housing solution.

• right to housingdecisive»Vi vill bygga ett samhälle där varje människas rätt att ha någonstans att bo« (party programme ↗)“We want to build a society where every person's right to have somewhere to live”
• stronger children's rights»Utvecklingen mot starkare rättigheter för barn är en av de progressiva« (party programme ↗)“The development toward stronger rights for children is one of the progressive”
• right to secure housing solution»Vänsterpartiet anser att det därutöver måste vara en rättighet att få hjälp med en långsiktig trygg boendelösning för den som behöver det för att lämna våldsutsatthet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that in addition there must be a right to receive help with a long-term secure housing solution for those who need it to leave a situation of violence.”
• strong tenant protection in law»lagstiftningen för att tillsammans stå starka och försvara sina intressen.« (party programme ↗)“the legislation to together stand strong and defend their interests.”

The party programme sees housing as a social right and makes housing provision a societal responsibility, and all children are assured a safe upbringing according to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The counter-proposal's requirement for a mandate on how families with children can continue to live when an adult loses the tenancy follows from these commitments. The election manifesto also wants to combat overcrowding and build rental housing that ordinary people can afford.

• the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child guides decisionsdecisive»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children shall have the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
• housing as a social right»socialdemokrater ser bostaden som en social rättighet och bostadspolitiken som en del av« (party programme ↗)“Social Democrats see housing as a social right and housing policy as part of”
• secure rental housing for ordinary people»Trångboddheten ska bekämpas. Vi ska fortsätta att bygga hyresrätter som vanligt folk har råd att bo i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Overcrowding must be combated. We will continue to build rental housing that ordinary people can afford to live in.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that everyone has the right to housing and commits to a national strategy that genuinely reduces homelessness and a housing foundation for those without secure housing. That children's security weighs heavily is also explicit in the election manifesto. A mandate for how families with children shall be able to remain housed when an adult loses their contract directly addresses these commitments.

• no one shall go without secure housingdecisive»minska hemlösheten, genom en nationell strategi som på riktigt minskar hemlösheten och en bostadsstiftelse som finansierar en bostad för dem som inte har ett tryggt boende« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce homelessness, through a national strategy that genuinely reduces homelessness and a housing foundation that finances housing for those who do not have secure housing”
• the right to housing»Alla har rätt till en bostad.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to housing.”
• children's security weighs most heavily»I vårt Sverige väger barns rätt till trygghet tyngre än våldsamma föräldrars rätt till sina barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In our Sweden children's right to security weighs more than violent parents' right to their children.”
• the Convention on the Rights of the Child as law»barnkonvention ska bli svensk lag« (party programme ↗)“children's convention shall become Swedish law”

The election manifesto explicitly says no to collective punishment, which is exactly what it means if children lose their home because of another family member's crime. The party programme highlights children's rights and perspectives as what shall carry the most weight when society's actors act, and counts housing among the basic needs that everyone shall have access to. A mandate on how families with children can remain in their homes thus follows from the plan's principles.

• no to collective punishmentdecisive»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
• best interests of the child»Samhällets aktörer ska inta individens perspektiv. Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Society's actors shall adopt the individual's perspective. Of utmost importance are then the children's rights and perspectives.”
• housing as basic need»Människor har en rad grundläggande behov: mat, kläder, boende och vård.« (party programme ↗)“People have a range of basic needs: food, clothing, housing and care.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to introduce a system with need-based housing for groups with particularly large housing needs, such as violence-victimized and families with very weak economy, and strengthen the preventive work against eviction of families with children. An assignment on how a family shall be able to remain when another person loses the contract responds to these commitments. The counter-proposal's substantive requirements are thus supported.

• need-based housing for vulnerable familiesdecisive»ett nytt system med behovsbostäder ska införas för grupper med särskilt stora bostadsbehov, såsom våldsutsatta och familjer med mycket svag ekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“a new system with need-based housing shall be introduced for groups with particularly large housing needs, such as violence-victimized and families with very weak economy”
• prevent eviction of families with children»Det förebyggande arbetet mot vräkning, särskilt av barnfamiljer, behöver stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Preventive work against eviction, especially of families with children, needs to be strengthened.”
• nobody shall be homeless»I ett välfärdssamhälle som Sverige borde ingen behöva leva i hemlöshet.« (party programme ↗)“In a welfare society like Sweden nobody should have to live in homelessness.”
• secure upbringing for children»Alla barn förtjänar en bra start i livet.« (party programme ↗)“All children deserve a good start in life.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme states that the family has the right to society's and the state's protection and that children have the right to a secure upbringing environment. State and municipality shall ensure housing provision for everyone. A mandate on how a family with children shall be able to remain when another person loses their contract thus lies in line with the plan's family and child perspective.

• family's right to protectiondecisive»Familjen är den naturliga och grundläggande enheten i samhället och har rätt till samhällets och statens« (party programme ↗)“The family is the natural and basic unit in society and has the right to society's and the state's”
• children's secure upbringing»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a secure upbringing environment.”
• ensure housing provision»bostadsförsörjningen åt alla, i olika åldrar och med olika sociala och ekonomiska förutsättningar« (party programme ↗)“housing provision for everyone, at different ages and with different social and economic circumstances”
• support when family fails»kommunens uppgift att socialt och ekonomiskt stödja familjen att kunna utföra sina uppgifter och skyldigheter« (party programme ↗)“the municipality's task to socially and economically support the family to be able to carry out its tasks and responsibilities”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto wants to make it easier to evict gang criminals, which presupposes that the consequence actually takes effect even when the household consists of several people. The counter-proposal's assignment that the family can remain living undermines that consequence. The plan's answer when children suffer in criminal environments is care placement and strengthened parental responsibility, not preserving the rental contract.

• easier to evict gang criminalsdecisive»Införa ett bidragsstopp för gängkriminella och göra det enklare att vräka dem« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a benefit stop for gang criminals and make it easier to evict them”
• care placement of vulnerable children»Verka för att fler barn som växer upp i kriminella klaner ska omhändertas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for more children growing up in criminal gangs to be taken into care”
• strengthened parental responsibility»Betona och förstärka föräldraansvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Emphasize and strengthen parental responsibility”
• personal responsibility for actions»skolan och socialtjänsten ska inskärpa den enskildes ansvar« (party programme ↗)“schools and social services shall emphasize individual responsibility”

The plan states that the child's best interests shall always be considered and notes that children end up in the lurch when adults fail and that support for the child is inadequate. To combat homelessness is also stated as a prioritised social issue. A task about how a family with children can remain housed when an adult loses the contract due to crime therefore aligns with the plan, which directs the sanction at the perpetrator and not at the children.

• the child's best interestsdecisive»Att barnets bästa alltid ska beaktas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That the child's best interests shall always be considered”
• support for vulnerable children»Barn hamnar inte sällan i kläm när vuxna brister och det saknas idag ett tillräckligt stöd till barnet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children often end up in the lurch when adults fail and there is today insufficient support for the child.”
• combat homelessness»Att bekämpa hemlöshet är en prioriterad social fråga för Sverigedemokraterna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To combat homelessness is a prioritised social issue for Sweden Democrats.”
• protection against violence in close relationships»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.