Measures for more housing

The plan's core commitment is massive housing construction where society reclaims the initiative and responsibility for housing supply with a state construction company, investment support and general financing support. A joint commission to identify urgent measures and create long-term conditions for high and stable construction is in line with that demand. The plan does not mention a commission, so the stance is inferred.

• massive housing constructiondecisive»Vänsterpartiets nästa steg handlar om en politik för massivt bostadsbyggande, klimatsmarta renoveringar och sänkta hyror som går hand i hand med den gröna omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party's next step concerns a policy for massive housing construction, climate-smart renovations and reduced rents that go hand in hand with the green transition.”
• societal responsibility for housing supply»Samhället måste återta initiativet och återupprätta det demokratiska inflytandet över och ansvaret för bostadsförsörjningen.« (party programme ↗)“Society must reclaim the initiative and re-establish democratic influence over and responsibility for housing supply.”
• state construction company and investment support»Vänsterpartiet vill se ett statligt byggbolag, investeringsstöd för ökat bostadsbyggande och en aktiv markpolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a state construction company, investment support for increased housing construction and an active land policy.”
• stop the sale of public housing»Den selektiva förmögenhetsöverföringen från gemensamt till privat genom utförsäljning av allmännyttan till bostadsrätter måste stoppas.« (party programme ↗)“The selective transfer of wealth from public to private through the sale of public housing to owner-occupied housing must be stopped.”

Worldstate weighed in: Interest rate 4.0 per cent and GDP indicator -0.3 per cent — Makes market-driven new construction unprofitable and sharpens the need for state intervention; Sharp decline in housing construction — Actualizes the plan's requirement that society takes over the initiative in housing supply

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 sees housing as a social right and makes housing supply a societal responsibility, and the election manifesto promises continued building of rental apartments that ordinary people can afford as well as struggle against overcrowding. A joint commission with industry and the parties to get a high and stable housing construction going is a means for exactly this responsibility. The form commission is not treated in the plan.

• housing as a social rightdecisive»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 a part of”
• societal responsibility for housing supply»Därför anser vi att det är ett samhälleligt ansvar att trygga« (party programme ↗)“Therefore we believe it is a societal responsibility to secure”
• build affordable rental apartments»Vi ska fortsätta att bygga hyresrätter som vanligt folk har råd att bo i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall continue to build rental apartments that ordinary people can afford to live in.”
• combat overcrowding»Trångboddheten ska bekämpas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Overcrowding shall be combated.”

Worldstate weighed in: Policy rate 4.0 percent and sharp drop in housing construction — Makes the plan's commitment to societal responsibility for housing supply urgent and justifies coordinated crisis measures

The plan states that everyone has the right to a home and demands active state measures for more climate-smart rental apartments with reasonable rents to be built, including developed and expanded investment support. A joint commission that shall produce emergency measures and long-term conditions for high and stable housing construction is in line with the demand for long-term and clear rules of the game. The plan therefore speaks in favour of the counter-proposal.

• state support for constructiondecisive»bygga fler klimatsmarta hyresrätter med rimliga hyror, utveckla och utöka investeringsstödet som gjorde det billigare att bygga och se till att fler kan äga sin bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build more climate-smart rental apartments with reasonable rents, develop and expand the investment support that made it cheaper to build and ensure that more can own their home.”
• right to housing»Alla har rätt till en bostad.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to a home.”
• build for all groups»Vi behöver se till att det byggs bostäder som efterfrågas av unga, studenter, äldre, stora familjer och låginkomsttagare.« (party programme ↗)“We need to ensure that homes are built that are in demand by young people, students, elderly, large families and low-income earners.”
• long-term rules of the game»Marknadens spelregler måste dessutom vara tydliga och likvärdiga och präglas av långsiktighet.« (party programme ↗)“The market's rules of the game must moreover be clear and equivalent and characterized by long-term perspective.”

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 makes sufficient housing throughout the country a prerequisite for development, and the plan sees housing as people's largest investment and wants to ease requirements when interest rates normalise. The party itself uses crisis commission as a tool in acute situations, as for electricity production, and values broad cooperation above political gamesmanship. A commission with the building industry, parties and politicians to get construction going thus aligns with the plan.

• housing throughout the countrydecisive»En förutsättning för utveckling är att det finns tillräckligt med bostäder i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for development is that there is sufficient housing throughout the country.”
• crisis commission as tool»Det krävs en kriskommission för att snabbare öka Sveriges utsläppsfria elproduktion och tillstånd för vindkraft ska få ta max två år.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A crisis commission is needed to faster increase Sweden's emissions-free electricity production and permits for wind power should take a maximum of two years.”
• housing is crucial for households»Boendet är den största investeringen många människor gör.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Housing is the largest investment many people make.”
• broad cooperation above gamesmanship»Vi värderar samarbete, ansvarstagande och resultat framför politiskt spel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We value cooperation, responsibility-taking and results above political gamesmanship.”

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 states that too few homes are being built and requires vigorous measures to increase construction: simplified building regulations, shorter appeal processes and free rent-setting in new construction. To appoint a joint commission that identifies urgent measures and long-term conditions for high and stable construction aligns with that aim. The plan's requirement that building subsidies be abolished simultaneously shows that it prefers market solutions, which makes the support weaker.

• too little house buildingdecisive»Det byggs för få bostäder.« (party programme ↗)“Too few homes are being built.”
• simplified building regulations»korta överklagandeprocesserna och fortsätta förenkla byggreglerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“shorten appeal processes and continue to simplify building regulations”
• free rent-setting in new construction»För att få upp byggandet av fler hyresrätter och korta köerna vill vi kombinera ett starkt besittningsskydd med att hyran i nybyggda hyresrätter ska få avtalas fritt mellan hyresvärd och hyresgäst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To increase construction of more rental properties and shorten queues we want to combine strong occupancy protection with rents in newly built rental properties being able to be agreed freely between landlord and tenant.”
• no building subsidies»Dagens dyra byggsubventioner ska avskaffas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Today's expensive building subsidies shall be abolished”

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 commits the state and municipalities to secure housing supply for all and that red tape and unnecessary rules shall not stand in the way of building. A joint commission that identifies urgent measures for high and stable residential construction aligns with that commitment. The plan, however, says nothing about commissions as a working method, why the conclusion is uncertain.

• secure housing supplydecisive»bostadsförsörjningen åt alla, i olika åldrar och med olika sociala och ekonomiska förutsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“housing supply for all, at different ages and with different social and economic circumstances.”
• more homes»FLER BOSTÄDER« (2022 manifesto ↗)“MORE HOMES”
• remove regulatory red tape»och onödiga regler får inte stå i vägen för en kommun« (party programme ↗)“and unnecessary rules shall not stand in the way for a municipality”
• good housing standard for all»Lågavlönade barnfamiljer, pensionärer och studerande måste ges möjligheter till en god bostadsstandard.« (party programme ↗)“Low-wage families with children, pensioners and students must be given the opportunity for a good housing standard.”

Worldstate weighed in: Interest rate 4.0 percent and falling GDP indicator — explains the housing crisis and makes the plan's demand for secured housing supply acute

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 responds to the housing shortage with concrete reforms: abolished shore protection, simpler building plans, and measures that increase construction of both rental and owner-occupied housing. It contains no commitment to a commission with the industry and labour market parties, and such a preparation process would postpone the reforms the plan wants to implement now. However, the goal of high construction is shared, so the conclusion is uncertain.

• reforms for increased constructiondecisive»Vi vill genomföra reformer som ökar byggandet av såväl hyressom bostadsrätter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to implement reforms that increase construction of both rental and owner-occupied housing.”
• deregulation for construction»Avskaffa dagens strandskydd för att möjliggöra ökat byggande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish current shore protection to enable increased construction”
• simpler planning rules»Ersätta avancerade detaljplaner med enklare byggplaner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Replace advanced detailed plans with simpler building plans”

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The plan wants to increase housing construction and facilitate it through simplified and faster decision-making processes, review of building standards and increased competition. It also wants to brake soaring housing costs. The counter-proposal's demand for coordinated work on immediate measures and long-term conditions for high building volume therefore aligns with the plan, even though the plan does not mention any commission.

• increase housing constructiondecisive»Öka bostadsbyggandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase housing construction”
• simplify building processes»Sverigedemokraterna vill underlätta bostadsbyggande genom att förenkla och snabba på beslutsprocesser och se över de omfattande regelverk och krav som styr bostadsbyggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wants to facilitate housing construction by simplifying and speeding up decision-making processes and reviewing the extensive regulations and requirements that govern housing construction.”
• brake housing costs»Åtgärder behöver också vidtas för att bromsa de skenande boendekostnaderna så att fler har råd till ett hem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures also need to be taken to brake soaring housing costs so that more people can afford a home.”
• building standards and competition»Nybyggnation kan underlättas genom att se över byggnormer och öka konkurrensen på byggmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New construction can be facilitated by reviewing building standards and increasing competition in the building market.”

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.