Legal regulation of protected housing

The plan requires that it shall be a right to receive help with a long-term secure housing solution for those who need to leave violence exposure, and that social services are guaranteed lasting support in the work against violence in close relationships. It sees the women's and girls' shelter movement as a unique actor that the state and municipalities should cooperate with and strengthen. Thus, promptly implementing the finalized legislative proposals and utilizing the shelters' expertise is the plan's own line.

• right to secure housingdecisive»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 it must furthermore be a right to receive help with a long-term secure housing solution for those who need it to leave violence exposure.”
• shelters' expertise»Vi ser kvinno- och tjejjourrörelsen som en unik aktör« (party programme ↗)“We see the women's and girls' shelter movement as a unique actor”
• stable support to social services»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services must be guaranteed lasting and stable support for the work against violence in close relationships.”
• no profit-seeking on protected housing»Vänsterpartiet vill motverka den privatisering som sker av kvinnojourernas verksamhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to counter the privatization that occurs in women's shelter activities.”

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 commits to continuing the direction that has increased resources to women's and girls' centres' work and to take decisive action against men's violence against women, which directly carries the requirement that these centres' expertise is drawn upon when protected housing is regulated. Children in protected housing are covered by the plan's commitment to children's right to a safe upbringing. Implementing the finished legislative proposals swiftly is therefore supported in substance.

• the role of women's centresdecisive»och som ökat resurserna till kvinno- och tjejjourernas viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“and that has increased resources to women's and girls' centres' important work.”
• action against violence»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decisive action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women.”
• children's right to protection»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.”
• feminist foundation»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this fundamental view social democracy is a feminist party.”

The election manifesto requires a door out for abuse survivors throughout the country where protection, housing and care are coordinated immediately after leaving, which presupposes that secure housing is regulated and implemented quickly. The party programme also demands more women's shelters and better conditions for them, which directly supports the demand that their expertise be utilized. The plan also requires that violence in close relationships be handled quickly and in a coordinated manner in cooperation between authorities and organizations.

• coordinated protection and housingdecisive»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“create a door out for abuse survivors throughout the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after leaving.”
• strengthened women's shelters»mansmottagningar och kvinnojourer och bättre« (party programme ↗)“men's shelters and women's shelters and better”
• quick and coordinated management»Våld i nära relationer ska behandlas på ett snabbt,« (party programme ↗)“Violence in close relationships should be handled in a quick,”
• stronger protection for abuse survivors»att våldsutsatta kvinnor som tvingas gömma sig ska få starkare skydd och att fler som utövar våld ska få fotboja.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that abuse survivors who are forced to hide should receive stronger protection and that more people who commit violence should receive electronic tagging.”

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 that women's shelters, girls' shelters and protected housing shall receive more and permanent funding and that protection for those subjected to violence shall be strengthened. That the finished legislative proposals on protected housing are implemented quickly and that the women's shelters' expertise is used is the same commitment in substance. The plan's starting point is that men who hit shall not escape and that follow-up violence shall cease.

• permanent support for women's sheltersdecisive»Kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden behöver mer och permanent finansiering för att kunna fortsätta sitt viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's shelters, girls' shelters and protected housing need more and permanent funding to be able to continue their important work.”
• strengthened protection for those subjected to violence»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas och eftervåldet upphöra. Vi vill att elektronisk fotboja används i fler fall vid kontaktförbud och säkra det långsiktiga stödet till kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden. Kvinnor med skyddad identitet ska enklare kunna byta efternamn på sina barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victim perspective must be strengthened and follow-up violence cease. We want electronic monitoring to be used in more cases at contact prohibitions and secure long-term support for women's shelters, girls' shelters and protected housing. Women with protected identity shall more easily be able to change the surnames of their children.”
• men who hit shall not escape»Män som slår ska inte komma undan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Men who hit shall not escape.”
• society free from domestic violence»ett samhälle fritt från våld i hemmet, människohandel och prostitution« (party programme ↗)“a society free from violence in the home, human trafficking and prostitution”

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 election manifesto explicitly commits to implementing national support for protected housing and wants to see need-based housing for, among others, victims of violence. The party programme describes women's shelters as an indispensable complement to public initiatives that are needed throughout the country and shall have good and long-term conditions. Therefore, promptly implementing the completed bills and making use of the shelters' expertise is exactly what the plan requires.

• national support for protected housingdecisive»Ett nationellt stöd för skyddade boenden ska införas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“National support for protected housing shall be introduced.”
• women's shelters' role»omistligt komplement till det offentligas insatser. De behövs i hela landet och ska ha goda och långsiktiga« (party programme ↗)“indispensable complement to public initiatives. They are needed throughout the country and shall have good and long-term”
• housing for victims of violence»ett nytt system med behovsbostäder ska införas för grupper med särskilt stora bostadsbehov, såsom våldsutsatta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“a new system with need-based housing shall be introduced for groups with particularly large housing needs, such as victims of violence”
• stop men's violence against women»Mäns våld mot kvinnor ska upphöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Men's violence against women shall cease.”

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 requires that women, men and children who have been subjected to violence in close relationships are given adequate support and protection with effective handling, and that public, voluntary and private activities complement each other. Implementing the completed legislative proposals on protected housing promptly and taking advantage of the women's shelters' expertise follows from this. Men's violence against women is pointed out as the ultimate expression of lack of equality.

• protection for the violence-affecteddecisive»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis,« (party programme ↗)“Effective handling of cases involving violence in close relationships requires well-trained staff in the police,”
• the role of voluntary actors»Offentlig, ideell och privat verksamhet ska komplettera varandra.« (party programme ↗)“Public, voluntary and private activities must complement each other.”
• against men's violence against women»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of”
• safe upbringing»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a safe growing environment.”

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 the fight against men's violence against women its own reform area and explicitly promises to continue strengthening women's shelters and to be able to quickly separate the perpetrator from the victim through contact bans, electronic monitoring and residence bans. To carry out the completed bills on protected residence speedily and to make use of women's shelters' expertise aligns directly with this. The plan therefore supports the demand substantively.

• strengthened women's sheltersdecisive»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's shelters”
• stop violence against women»Vi ska stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall stop men's violence against women”
• quick protection for the victim»Införa kontaktförbud och fotboja direkt för en man som utsätter en kvinna för våld, om en riskbedömning visar att det finns behov« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce contact bans and electronic monitoring directly for a man who subjects a woman to violence, if a risk assessment shows there is a need”
• protection after release»Införa vistelseförbud för personer som dömts för våld i nära relation, så att den som utsatt sin tidigare partner för våld och övergrepp kan förbjudas att vara i ett visst bostadsområde även efter att ha släppts ur fängelset« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce residence bans for persons convicted of violence in close relationships, so that the person who subjected their former partner to violence and abuse can be prohibited from being in a certain residential area even after being released from prison”

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 states that women's shelters must be supported and given better conditions and that civil society takes major responsibility for those who have escaped from honor-based oppression. The plan also wishes to establish an action plan for those subjected to intimate partner violence and to strengthen the fight against violence. The counter-proposal's requirement that the laws on protected housing are implemented swiftly and that women's shelter expertise is utilized directly responds to this.

• support for women's sheltersdecisive»Kvinnojourer med inriktning mot hedersproblematik måste stödjas och ges bättre förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's shelters focused on honor-based issues must be supported and given better conditions.”
• civil society's role»Civilsamhället tar ett stort ansvar för att hjälpa dem som har brutit sig loss från hedersförtryck eller försöker göra det.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil society takes major responsibility for helping those who have escaped or are trying to escape honor-based oppression.”
• action plan against intimate partner violence»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to intimate partner violence”
• the fight against violence»Stärka kampen mot våld och överfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the fight against violence and assault”

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.