Housing Policy Target

The plan states that the market cannot provide everyone with a good home at affordable cost, that society must reclaim responsibility for housing provision and that policy shall strengthen people's right to a secure home in a climate-smart society. A new housing policy goal for good homes at reasonable costs in a safe and sustainable environment is exactly this commitment. The plan says nothing, however, about the committee's reason that the goal should win broad support.

• social responsibility for housingdecisive»Samhället måste återta initiativet och återupprätta det demokratiska inflytandet över och ansvaret för bostadsförsörjningen.« (party programme ↗)“Society must reclaim the initiative and restore democratic influence over and responsibility for housing provision.”
• right to a secure home»Så bygger vi samhället och stärker människors rätt till en trygg bostad, samtidigt som vi lägger grunden för ett hållbart klimatsmart samhälle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“So we build the society and strengthen people's right to a secure home, while laying the foundation for a sustainable climate-smart society.”
• massive housing construction»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 is a policy for massive housing construction, climate-smart renovations and lowered rents that go hand in hand with the green transformation.”
• the market does not solve housing shortage»efter att också bostäderna lämnats åt marknaden ökar bostadsbristen, boendekostnader och segregation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“after housing has also been left to the market increases housing shortages, housing costs and segregation”

The party programme regards housing as a social right and housing policy as part of welfare policy, and the election manifesto promises continued construction of rental apartments that ordinary people can afford as well as mixed housing forms against segregation. A new housing policy goal of good housing at reasonable costs in a safe and sustainable environment expresses exactly these commitments. The plan says nothing about whether the goal should instead gain broad support.

• housing as a social rightdecisive»socialdemokrater ser bostaden som en social rättighet och bostadspolitiken som en del av« (party programme ↗)“Social Democrats regard housing as a social right and housing policy as part of”
• reasonable housing costs»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.”
• mixed housing forms against segregation»Boende- och upplåtelseformer ska vara blandade. Trångboddheten ska bekämpas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Housing and tenure forms shall be mixed. Overcrowding shall be combated.”
• sustainable and safe residential environment»framtidsinriktat stadsbyggande som skapar integrerade, variationsrika och transportsnåla« (party programme ↗)“future-oriented urban planning that creates integrated, diverse and transport-efficient”

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 everyone has the right to housing, that housing policy shall counteract segregation and promote equal rights, and wants to build more climate-smart rental apartments at reasonable rents. A new housing policy goal of good housing at reasonable costs in a safe and sustainable environment is a direct formulation of these commitments. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore supported.

• right to housingdecisive»Alla har rätt till en bostad. I Sverige är tillgången« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to housing. In Sweden the availability”
• housing policy against segregation»Miljöpartiets bostadspolitik ska motverka segregation och främja lika rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“The Greens' housing policy shall counteract segregation and promote equal rights.”
• rental apartments at reasonable rents»bygga fler klimatsmarta hyresrätter med rimliga hyror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build more climate-smart rental apartments at reasonable rents”
• national strategy against homelessness»minska hemlösheten, genom en nationell strategi som på riktigt minskar hemlösheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce homelessness, through a national strategy that truly reduces homelessness”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan counts housing among the basic needs we have a common responsibility to ensure everyone has access to and requires that there is sufficient housing throughout the country, which lies close to the goal the counter-proposal wants to establish. At the same time the plan's means are deregulation and stronger incentives to build, not a more comprehensive housing policy, which makes support weak and uncertain. The conclusion is based on derivation from the closest principle.

• housing as basic needdecisive»Människor har en rad grundläggande behov: mat, kläder, boende och vård.« (party programme ↗)“People have a number of basic needs: food, clothing, housing and care.”
• housing throughout the country»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.”
• housing's importance to households»Boendet är den största investeringen många människor gör.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Housing is the largest investment many people make.”
• easier rules for building»Strandskyddet ska reformeras så att det blir lättare att bygga och bo på landsbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Beach protection shall be reformed so that it becomes easier to build and live in rural areas.”

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's housing policy is based on power over one's own housing and more market: more should be able to own, rent-setting in new construction freer and today's expensive building subsidies abolished. A new goal built on housing as a right and requiring a more active and comprehensive housing policy points in the opposite direction. The plan already has its own goal that everyone should be able to have housing that suits their own life situation and requires nothing new.

• no to building subsidiesdecisive»Dagens dyra byggsubventioner ska avskaffas och ett nytt system med behovsbostäder ska införas för grupper med särskilt stora bostadsbehov, såsom våldsutsatta och familjer med mycket svag ekonomi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Today's expensive building subsidies shall be abolished and a new system with need-based housing shall be introduced for groups with particularly large housing needs, such as victims of violence and families with very weak economic conditions.”
• more market in housing market»Vi vill skapa en bostadsmarknad med fler bostäder och mer marknad, där fler vill bygga och fler har råd att flytta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to create a housing market with more housing and more market, where more want to build and more can afford to move.”
• power over own housing»Att ha makt över det egna boendet är viktigt för den enskildes frihetskänsla.« (party programme ↗)“Having power over one's own housing is important for the individual's sense of freedom.”
• free rent-setting in new production»Fri hyressättning ska tillåtas i nybyggnation.« (party programme ↗)“Free rent-setting shall be allowed in new construction.”

The plan asserts that housing is a fundamental human need and that state and municipality must secure housing provision for all, including low-income families with children, pensioners and students. This corresponds in substance to the counter-proposal's goal of good housing at reasonable cost. The plan moreover requires that community building achieves social, ecological and economic sustainability simultaneously and prevents segregation.

• housing as fundamental needdecisive»Att ha någonstans att bo är ett grundläggande behov« (party programme ↗)“Having somewhere to live is a fundamental need”
• good housing standard for all»Lågavlönade barnfamiljer, pensionärer och studerande måste ges möjligheter till en god bostadsstandard.« (party programme ↗)“Low-income families with children, pensioners and students must be given opportunities for a good housing standard.”
• sustainable community building»Utmaningen är att klara hållbarhetsbegreppets tre dimensioner samtidigt; social, ekologisk och ekonomisk hållbarhet.« (party programme ↗)“The challenge is to achieve the three dimensions of sustainability at once; social, ecological and economic sustainability.”
• more housing»FLER BOSTÄDER« (2022 manifesto ↗)“MORE HOUSING”

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's answer to the housing shortage is deregulation and increased private ownership: abolished coastal protection, simpler building plans and reforms that increase construction of both rental and condominium housing. A new housing political goal that builds on housing as a right and a more active and comprehensive state housing policy points in the opposite direction. The plan therefore provides no support for the counter-proposal's demands.

• increased construction through reformsdecisive»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 condominium housing.”
• deregulation increases construction»Avskaffa dagens strandskydd för att möjliggöra ökat byggande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish today's coastal protection to enable increased construction”
• private ownership of housing»I Moderaternas Sverige ska alla våga drömma om att äga sin egen bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In Moderates' Sweden shall everyone dare to dream of owning their own home.”
• limited state ambition»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”

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The counter-proposal wants to set a new housing policy goal that everyone should be able to live in good housing at reasonable costs in a safe environment. The plan formulates essentially the same objective: everyone should have access to housing with good standards and be able to live in a safe, secure and pleasant environment, and housing costs must be slowed. The plan further argues that the market alone cannot guarantee everyone housing, which supports an active housing policy goal.

• housing with good standards for alldecisive»Alla ska ha tillgång till en bostad med god standard och kunna leva i en säker, trygg och trivsam miljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone should have access to housing with good standards and be able to live in a safe, secure and pleasant environment.”
• reasonable 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 slow the soaring housing costs so more people can afford a home.”
• public responsibility for housing»ansvar för att förse även resurssvaga grupper med ett värdigt boende.« (party programme ↗)“responsibility for providing dignified housing even for resource-poor groups.”
• increased housing construction»Öka bostadsbyggandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase housing construction”

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.