Rent-setting for residential apartments, etc.

The election manifesto makes reduced rents and stopped market rents a main line and establishes that those who grow old shall be able to live on their pension, not merely survive. The party programme states that the market cannot provide everyone with a good home at affordable cost. The counter-proposal's requirement to review a system for reasonable rents in care housing directly follows from these commitments.

• reduced rentsdecisive»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 ↗)“Left Party's next step concerns a policy for massive house-building, climate-smart renovations and reduced rents that go hand in hand with the green transition.”
• opposition to market rents»Vänsterpartiet drog upp en gräns och stoppade marknadshyrorna sommaren 2021.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Left Party drew a line and stopped market rents in summer 2021.”
• reasonable living conditions for elderly»När du blir gammal ska du kunna leva på din pension, inte bara överleva.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When you grow old you shall be able to live on your pension, not merely survive.”
• housing at affordable cost»De senaste decenniernas nedrustning av den sociala bostadspolitiken har visat att marknaden inte kan förse alla med en god bostad till överkomlig kostnad.« (party programme ↗)“Recent decades' dismantling of social housing policy has shown that the market cannot provide everyone with a good home at affordable cost.”

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 housing policy as part of welfare policy, and requires that elderly people be offered a secure economy and good care. The election manifesto states that it should be safe to grow old in Sweden. Reviewing a system for reasonable rents in special housing follows from these commitments, because high rents undermine precisely that security.

• housing as a social rightdecisive»Vi socialdemokrater ser bostaden som en social rättighet och bostadspolitiken som en del av välfärdspolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“We social democrats see housing as a social right and housing policy as part of welfare policy.”
• safe ageing»Det ska vara tryggt att åldras i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should be safe to grow old in Sweden.”
• secure economy for elderly»För att kunna erbjuda alla äldre en trygg ekonomi och en god omsorg ställs höga krav på ett starkt och stabilt pensionssystem och på en gemensam finansiering av välfärden.« (party programme ↗)“To be able to offer all elderly people a secure economy and good care, high demands are placed on a strong and stable pension system and on joint financing of welfare.”
• keep housing costs down»Starka allmännyttiga och kooperativa företag är nödvändiga för att för att hålla nere boendekostnaderna och för att motverka segregation.« (party programme ↗)“Strong public-interest and cooperative enterprises are necessary to keep housing costs down and to counteract segregation.”

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 notes that new models for rent-setting have caused difficulties for people to find housing and that rent-regulated housing and regulation of the rental market must therefore be protected, which supports the demand for a system for reasonable rents in care housing. The plan moreover states that the right to housing is fundamental and that functioning housing becomes increasingly important for the elderly. The election manifesto's commitments to raised housing allowance and raised minimum pensions show that the plan sees elderly people's housing costs as a political responsibility.

• problems with free rent-settingdecisive»Nya mod- eller för hyressättning har också inneburit svårigheter för människor att finna en bostad.« (party programme ↗)“New models for rent-setting have also caused difficulties for people to find housing.”
• the right to housing»Rätten till bostad är grundläggande i vårt land. För« (party programme ↗)“The right to housing is fundamental in our country. For”
• raised housing allowance for pensioners»höja bostadsbidraget för barnfamiljer och bostadstillägget för pensionärer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise the housing benefit for families with children and the housing allowance for pensioners.”
• raised minimum pensions»höja garantipensionen och reformera pensionssystemet med syfte att höja pensionerna, mest för de med de lägsta pensionerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise the guaranteed pension and reform the pension system with the aim of raising pensions, most for those with the lowest pensions.”

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The counter-proposal wants the state to shape a system for rent levels in special housing. The plan is built on a market economy free from planned economy suggestions and that decisions must be made close to those affected, which argues against central regulation of rents that municipalities are responsible for. Concern for pensioners with low income exists in the plan but does not lead to price regulation.

• decisions close to the persondecisive»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize further. People must have more say themselves, and political decisions must be made close to those affected.”
• security for pensioners»Sveriges pensionärer ska ha god trygghet, nu och många år framöver.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's pensioners must have good security, now and in the many years to come.”
• secure old age»Alla ska kunna få en trygg ålderdom med hög livskvalitet och värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone must be able to have a secure old age with high quality of life and dignity.”

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The plan's answer to high housing costs for elderly is targeted financial support, not regulated rents: pensioners with high housing costs and low pensions shall receive special financial support alongside their pension. At the same time, the plan wants freer rent-setting and a reformed use-value system. A special system for rent levels in special housing thus conflicts with the plan's line, even though elderly care shall be a right regardless of finances.

• support instead of rent regulationdecisive»låg pension ska få ett särskilt ekonomiskt stöd vid sidan av pensionen« (party programme ↗)“low pension shall receive special financial support alongside their pension”
• freer rent-setting»Fri hyressättning ska tillåtas i nybyggnation.« (party programme ↗)“Free rent-setting shall be allowed in new construction.”
• reformed use-value system»Bruksvärdessystemet ska reformeras« (party programme ↗)“The use-value system shall be reformed”
• elderly care regardless of finances»En god äldreomsorg är en rättighet för alla som behöver den, oavsett ekonomi.« (party programme ↗)“Good elderly care is a right for all who need it, regardless of finances.”

The plan requires that some form of rent regulation protecting residents from unreasonable rent increases must exist, and that charges in care and elderly care are structured so that it is never an economic matter whether one receives the care one needs. The counter-proposal's demand for a system for reasonable rents in specially adapted housing follows directly from these commitments and from the fact that everyone should be able to age with dignity. The election manifesto also wants to raise the housing allowance for pensioners. However, rent setting in specially adapted housing is not explicitly mentioned.

• protection against unreasonable rentsdecisive»Någon form av hyresreglering som skyddar de boende från oskäliga hyreshöjningar bör finnas« (party programme ↗)“Some form of rent regulation that protects residents from unreasonable rent increases should exist”
• charges must not prevent care»få tillgång till den service, vård och omsorg man behöver. Avgifter ska utformas med detta som utgångspunkt« (party programme ↗)“receive the service, care and elderly care you need. Charges shall be structured with this as the starting point”
• increased housing allowance for pensioners»Höjd garantipension och höjt bostadstillägg för pensionärer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased guaranteed pension and increased housing allowance for pensioners.”
• dignified ageing»Alla medborgare ska kunna åldras med värdighet« (party programme ↗)“All citizens should be able to age with dignity”

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 makes elderly housing a matter of decency, wants to introduce a zero vision for homelessness among pensioners and increase state funding for housing support. Reviewing how fair rents can be secured in specialized housing addresses the same problem: high housing costs for elderly with low pensions. The plan's general line on market-oriented rent-setting pulls in the other direction, but applies to the ordinary housing market.

• support for elderly housingdecisive»Införa en nollvision för hemlöshet bland pensionärer och öka den statliga finansieringen av boendestöd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a zero vision for homelessness among pensioners and increase state funding for housing support”
• housing as a matter of decency»Att alla har tak över huvudet är en anständighetsfråga i ett välfärdsland som Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That everyone has a roof over their head is a matter of decency in a welfare state like Sweden.”
• secure elderly care»Samma krav ska naturligtvis kunna ställas på äldreomsorgen, när den behövs på ålderns höst. Det är en anständighetsfråga.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The same requirements should of course apply to elderly care, when needed in old age. It is a matter of decency.”
• market-oriented rent-setting»Möjliggöra mer rättvisa hyror genom att potentiella hyresgästers värdering av boendet ges större vikt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Enable fairer rents by giving potential tenants' assessment of housing greater weight”

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 makes eliminated elderly poverty a stated goal and wants to increase financial support to the most vulnerable elderly, while also investing in means-tested care housing. High rents in special housing are precisely such a cost that erodes the elderly's economy. The party programme's requirement that everyone should be able to age with dignity speaks in favour of reviewing a system for reasonable rents.

• support for vulnerable elderlydecisive»Öka det ekonomiska stödet till de mest utsatta äldre« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase financial support to the most vulnerable elderly”
• eliminate elderly poverty»Äldrefattigdomen ska avskaffas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Elderly poverty shall be eliminated”
• secure housing for elderly»Satsa på biståndsbedömt trygghetsboende« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in means-tested care housing”
• dignified ageing»Alla människor skall kunna åldras med värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“All people shall be able to age with dignity.”

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.