Rules on Accessibility for Dwellings in Attics and Basements

The plan wants to make all parts of society accessible and states that lack of accessibility and adaptation leads to poverty and exclusion. An exception for attic and basement apartments instead builds in new defects in the stock and provides housing with lower standards. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand that the exception be rejected.

• accessible societydecisive»Vi vill skapa ett mer inkluderande samhälle genom att stärka välfärden« (party programme ↗)“We want to create a more inclusive society by strengthening welfare”
• inaccessibility excludes»och anpassning leder fortfarande till fattigdom och utestängning.« (party programme ↗)“and adaptation still leads to poverty and exclusion.”
• disability perspective everywhere»Funktionshinder är ett perspektiv som« (party programme ↗)“Disability is a perspective that”
• right to a safe home»Så bygger vi samhället och stärker människors rätt till en trygg bostad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That is how we build society and strengthen people's right to a safe home”

The plan demands that barriers for people with disabilities be removed and that they shall be able to live their lives like others. An exemption from accessibility requirements for dwellings in attics and basements would build new shortcomings into the stock and lower the standard, which the counter-proposal wants to stop. The plan also demands that substandard dwellings be remedied.

• removed barriersdecisive»Undanröjda hinder för personer med funktionsnedsättning att delta i samhällslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Removed barriers for people with disabilities to participate in society.”
• live life like others»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others.”
• no substandard dwellings»Undermåliga bostäder och trångboddhet åtgärdas.« (party programme ↗)“Substandard dwellings and overcrowding are remedied.”

The plan requires that building promotes accessibility and inclusion so that people with disabilities are given real options, and that housing is built with long lifespan, good living standards. An exemption for lofts and basements builds in new shortcomings in the stock and lowers standards for those who need accessibility most. The counter-proposal's requirement to reject the exemption thus follows from the plan.

• accessible buildingdecisive»inkludering, så att även personer med funktionsnedsättning ges reella valmöjligheter.« (party programme ↗)“inclusion, so that even persons with disabilities are given real options.”
• good living standards»Bostäder ska byggas med lång livslängd, god boendestandard och resurseffektiva,« (party programme ↗)“Housing shall be built with long lifespan, good living standard and resource-efficient,”
• society accessible to everyone»Vi i Miljöpartiet vill ha ett samhälle som är tillgängligt för alla.« (party programme ↗)“We in the Greens want a society that is accessible to everyone.”

The plan commits to full accessibility for people with disabilities, which argues against exempting dwellings in attics and basements from accessibility requirements. At the same time, the plan wants simpler building regulations and more homes throughout the country, which pulls in the opposite direction. The accessibility commitment is more specific in substance, but the conclusion is uncertain.

• full accessibilitydecisive»Tillgängligheten är avgörande för människor med olika funktionsnedsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Accessibility is decisive for people with different disabilities.”
• support for disability»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If you have a disability, you must receive the support you need, and the state must take greater responsibility for making LSS work.”
• simpler building regulations»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must clean up unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”

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 lack of accessibility shall be seen as discrimination and that Sweden shall be an accessible country, and it wants to see a diversity of housing adapted for the elderly on the regular housing market. An exception that permits housing in attics and in basements with lower accessibility builds new shortcomings into the stock. The counter-proposal's requirement for rejection therefore follows from the plan, despite the plan's general desire to simplify building regulations.

• inaccessibility is discriminationdecisive»Bristande tillgänglighet ska ses som diskriminering.« (party programme ↗)“Lack of accessibility shall be seen as discrimination.”
• adapted housing for the elderly»Det behövs en mångfald av bostäder anpassade för äldre, både på den vanliga bostadsmarknaden och i form av äldreboenden.« (party programme ↗)“A diversity of housing adapted for the elderly is needed, both on the regular housing market and in the form of homes for the elderly.”
• accessible Sweden»Sverige ska vara ett tillgängligt land.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be an accessible country.”
• simplified building regulations»Plan- och byggreglerna bör förenklas, överklagandeprocessen förkortas och möjligheterna till att begränsa kommunala särkrav ses över.« (party programme ↗)“Building and planning rules should be simplified, the appeals process shortened and the possibilities to limit municipal special requirements reviewed.”

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 requires special consideration for elderly people and people with disabilities in community development and high demands for accessibility, with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a guiding principle. An exemption for attic and basement dwellings builds new defects into the housing stock. Therefore, the counter-proposal's demand for rejection follows from the plan's position.

• consideration for elderly and disabled peopledecisive»Särskild hänsyn måste också tas till äldre och till personer med funktionsnedsättning.« (party programme ↗)“Special consideration must also be taken of elderly people and people with disabilities.”
• increased accessibility»Ett annat viktigt sätt att minska funktionsnedsättningens betydelse är att öka tillgängligheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Another important way to reduce the impact of disability is to increase accessibility in society.”
• the disability rights convention as guiding principle»En viktig ledstjärna i detta avseende är FN:s konvention om rättigheter för människor med funktionsnedsättning.« (party programme ↗)“An important guiding star in this respect is the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.”
• lasting values in building»Därför är det av stor vikt med en arkitektur och stadsplanering som skapar bestående värden och är hållbar i begreppets fulla bemärkelse.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, it is of great importance to have an architecture and urban planning that create lasting values and are sustainable in the full sense of the term.”

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 simplify building regulations to get more housing, even to abolishing shore protection and replacing detailed plans with simpler building plans. An exception that makes it possible to convert lofts and basements into housing aligns with that direction, whereas the counter-proposal wants to reject it. With housing shortage in 207 of 290 municipalities, the plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demand.

• simplified building regulationsdecisive»Ersätta avancerade detaljplaner med enklare byggplaner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Replace advanced detailed plans with simpler building plans”
• acute housing shortage»Det är bostadsbrist i 207 av landets 290 kommuner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is housing shortage in 207 of the country's 290 municipalities.”
• regulatory relief for building»Avskaffa dagens strandskydd för att möjliggöra ökat byggande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish today's shore protection to enable increased building”
• reforms for more housing»Vi vill genomföra reformer som ökar byggandet av såväl hyressom bostadsrätter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to implement reforms that increase building of both rental and owner-occupied housing.”

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The plan's housing policy commitment is to increase housing construction through simplified rules, building standards and processes. The counter-proposal wants to reject the exemption for dwellings in lofts and basements and thereby retain the stricter requirement level, which reduces room for precisely the type of addition to existing stock that the plan wants to facilitate. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demands.

• simplified building rulesdecisive»Anpassa och förenkla regler och processer för planering och byggnation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt and simplify rules and processes for planning and construction”
• increased housing construction»Öka bostadsbyggandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase housing construction”
• review of building standards»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 construction market.”
• housing shortage for young people»Många grupper, däribland svenska ungdomar, har idag svårt att skaffa bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many groups, including Swedish young people, today have difficulty finding housing.”