2023-04-122022/23:CU10 · p.12CUCivil law & housing
Housing for elderly persons
Regulations and planning for housing for the elderly
What's at stake: The issue concerns whether clearer rules are needed for what is required of housing adapted for the elderly, such as sheltered housing, and whether more housing forms with shared spaces should be planned to counter loneliness. It affects how quickly and consistently such housing can be built across the country's municipalities, and elderly people's access to suitable housing and social community.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the Riksdag should call on the government to clarify the regulatory framework for elderly-adapted housing and take initiatives for more socially oriented housing forms, or whether ongoing regulatory simplification work and the recently amended housing-supply law are already sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee opposes the motions. Construction of special housing for the elderly has increased in recent years, a recently implemented change to the housing-supply law gives municipalities better data for assessing local needs, and ongoing regulatory simplification work, including a new rule model from the National Board of Housing, also covers the construction of housing for the elderly. The committee therefore considers there is no need for a formal call.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 24 (C)
(C) wants the government to clarify the regulatory framework for elderly-adapted housing, particularly sheltered housing, since unclear and varying municipal requirements make construction more expensive, and wants housing for the elderly to be planned for greater social interaction, e.g. through collective housing with shared spaces, to counter loneliness and poor health among the elderly.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 24 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: KDKristdemokraterna, LLiberalerna
Ja 267–21Ja 237–51
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 92/0/0/15 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Abstain 1/0/14/3 | differs | confidence: medium | explicit |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| SD | No | Yes 64/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Broke with the party line
| MPMarielle Lahti (MP, Södermanlands län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:910 by Alireza Akhondi et al. (C) demands 18 and 19 as well as 2022/23:2171 by Elin Söderberg et al. (MP) demand 4.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:910 av Alireza Akhondi m.fl. (C) yrkandena 18 och 19 samt 2022/23:2171 av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP) yrkande 4.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 120 proposals in motions submitted during the general motion period 2022. The proposals concern, among other things, measures for increased housing construction, financing of housing construction, housing provision, public municipal housing companies, reduced segregation and overcrowding, housing mediation and priority rights to housing for certain groups, and innovative, environmentally friendly and sustainable construction. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to ongoing work or announced reforms in the area.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the government to conduct an analysis of modern social housing policy and promote a new owner-occupancy movement and co-housing communities. (C) — Reservation 24
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan requires that care and support is provided according to need regardless of housing form and that dependency on care must not limit the ability to control one's own life.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that care and support is provided according to need regardless of housing form and that dependency on care must not limit the ability to control one's own life. That housing for the elderly is planned for social interaction against loneliness and ill-health follows from that, as does the programme's requirement that urban planning is based on different people's needs. The plan at the same time wants housing environments to be mixed and categorical housing to be countered, which is a reservation rather than an obstacle.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att vård och omsorg ges efter behov oavsett boendeform och att beroendet av omsorg inte får begränsa möjligheten att styra över sitt liv. Att bostäder för äldre planeras för social samvaro mot ensamhet och ohälsa följer av det, liksom programmets krav på att samhällsplaneringen utgår från olika människors behov. Planen vill samtidigt att boendemiljöer blandas och att kategoriboende motverkas, vilket är ett förbehåll snarare än ett hinder.
- care according to needdecisive»Vård och omsorg måste ges efter behov oavsett om du bor på ett särskilt boende eller har insatser av hemtjänsten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care and support must be provided according to need regardless of whether you live in special housing or receive home care services.”
- self-determination for the elderly»Att du är beroende av omsorg ska inte, som idag, begränsa dina möjligheter att styra över ditt liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That you are dependent on care should not, as it does today, limit your ability to control your own life.”
- needs-driven urban planning»Samhällsplanering, byggande och upprustning ska inriktas på mångsidig användning och behoven hos olika människor.« (party programme ↗)“Urban planning, construction and renovation should be directed toward diverse use and the needs of different people.”
- mixed housing environments against exclusivity»Genom en blandning av hustyper, lägenhetsstorlekar och upplåtelseformer ska alla miljöer främja jämställdhet och gemenskap och motverka segregation, slutenhet och kategoriboende.« (party programme ↗)“Through a mix of house types, apartment sizes and tenure forms all environments should promote equality and community and counteract segregation, exclusivity and categorical 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 establishes that it shall be safe to grow old in Sweden and wants to legislate on equivalent elderly care throughout the country; the party programme sees housing as a social right and the right to independent housing regardless of functional capacity.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that it shall be safe to grow old in Sweden and wants to legislate on equivalent elderly care throughout the country; the party programme sees housing as a social right and the right to independent housing regardless of functional capacity. Clearer rules for sheltered housing and planning for social togetherness follow from this. However, the regulations for age-adapted housing are not specifically mentioned.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att det ska vara tryggt att åldras i Sverige och vill lagstifta om en likvärdig äldreomsorg i hela landet; partiprogrammet ser bostaden som en social rättighet och rätten till eget boende oavsett funktionsförmåga. Tydligare regler för trygghetsboenden och planering för social samvaro följer av det. Just regelverket för äldreanpassade bostäder nämns dock inte.
- safe ageingdecisive»Det ska vara tryggt att åldras i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall be safe to grow old in Sweden.”
- equivalent elderly care in law»Vi vill ha en ny äldreomsorgslag som säkerställer att alla får en lika bra omsorg i hela landet och tillgång till sjuksköterskor dygnet runt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want a new elderly care law that ensures everyone receives equally good care throughout the country and access to nurses around the clock.”
- housing as a social right»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 part of”
- right to independent housing»funktionsförmåga, har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv.« (party programme ↗)“functional capacity, have the right to work, independent housing, full freedom of movement and an active life.”
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 states that municipalities need to become better at planning so that elderly people can be offered residential care homes, service housing or other suitable alternatives, and that a rich life is characterized by social interaction and participation.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme states that municipalities need to become better at planning so that elderly people can be offered residential care homes, service housing or other suitable alternatives, and that a rich life is characterized by social interaction and participation. Clearer regulations for security housing and planning for social interaction are precisely this. The plan also wants housing that elderly people demand to be built.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att kommunerna behöver bli bättre på att planera så att äldre kan erbjudas äldreboende, serviceboende eller annat lämpligt alternativ, och att ett rikt liv kännetecknas av socialt umgänge och deltagande. Tydligare regelverk för trygghetsboenden och planering för social samvaro är just detta. Planen vill också att bostäder som äldre efterfrågar byggs.
- planning of elderly housingdecisive»Kommunerna behöver bli bättre på att planera så att den äldre när hen så önskar och behöver ska kunna erbjudas äldreboende, serviceboende eller annat lämpligt alternativ.« (party programme ↗)“Municipalities need to become better at planning so that the elderly when they wish and need can be offered residential care, service housing or other suitable alternatives.”
- social interaction for elderly»Ett rikt liv kännetecknas av självbestämmande, socialt umgänge och möjlighet till deltagande.« (party programme ↗)“A rich life is characterized by self-determination, social interaction and opportunity for participation.”
- functioning home for elderly»För äldre blir det efterhand allt viktigare att ha en fungerande bostad och, när man så behöver, rätt till stöd och hjälp i hemmet.« (party programme ↗)“For the elderly, it becomes increasingly important to have a functioning home and, when needed, the right to support and help at home.”
- housing according to need»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 housing is built that is demanded by young people, students, elderly, large families and low-income earners.”
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 party programme establishes that everyone shall be able to get a secure old age with high quality of life and that different forms of housing are needed to provide security and community.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that everyone shall be able to get a secure old age with high quality of life and that different forms of housing are needed to provide security and community. To clarify the rules for secure housing and plan elderly housing for social interaction follows from that, and the election manifesto's demand to clear away unnecessary rules supports that unclear and costly requirements are corrected.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att alla ska kunna få en trygg ålderdom med hög livskvalitet och att olika boendeformer behövs för att ge trygghet och gemenskap. Att förtydliga regelverket för trygghetsboenden och planera äldres bostäder för social samvaro följer av det, och valmanifestets krav på att rensa bland överflödiga regler stöder att otydliga och fördyrande krav rättas till.
- secure old agedecisive»Alla ska kunna få en trygg ålderdom med hög livskvalitet och värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to get a secure old age with high quality of life and dignity.”
- diversity of housing forms»Olika typer av boendeformer behövs för att kunna erbjuda alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Different types of housing forms are needed to be able to offer everyone”
- clearer and simpler rules»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall clear away unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”
The party programme points to sheltered housing as an alternative for elderly people who want staff on hand and shared meals, and wants to see a diversity of homes adapted for the elderly.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme points to sheltered housing as an alternative for elderly people who want staff on hand and shared meals, and wants to see a diversity of homes adapted for the elderly. Clearer regulations that do not make building more expensive and planning for social interaction follows directly from these commitments and from the requirement that care shall break involuntary loneliness. The plan moreover generally wants to simplify building standards.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet pekar ut trygghetsboenden som ett alternativ för äldre som vill ha personal till hands och gemensamma måltider, och vill se en mångfald av bostäder anpassade för äldre. Ett tydligare regelverk som inte fördyrar byggandet och planering för social samvaro följer direkt av dessa åtaganden och av att omsorgen ska bryta ofrivillig ensamhet. Planen vill dessutom generellt förenkla byggnormerna.
- sheltered housing for the elderlydecisive»Trygghetsboenden ska vara ett alternativ för äldre som önskar bo med personal till hands« (party programme ↗)“Sheltered housing shall be an alternative for elderly people who wish to live with staff on hand”
- adapted elderly housing»Det behövs en mångfald av bostäder anpassade för äldre« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for a diversity of homes adapted for the elderly”
- sheltered housing without care assessment»Trygghetsboenden ska inte vara biståndsbedömda.« (party programme ↗)“Sheltered housing shall not be subject to care assessment.”
- clearer building regulations»Byggnormerna bör förenklas, överklagandeprocessen förkortas« (party programme ↗)“Building standards should be simplified, the appeals process shortened”
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 commits the party to more housing for the elderly and community housing for the elderly and to breaking elderly people's involuntary loneliness through community-promoting measures.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto commits the party to more housing for the elderly and community housing for the elderly and to breaking elderly people's involuntary loneliness through community-promoting measures. The plan moreover requires a varied supply of housing forms in elderly care and that particular consideration be given to the elderly in community development. Clarifying the regulatory framework for housing for the elderly and planning for social interaction therefore follows directly from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet binder partiet till fler trygghetsboenden och gemenskapsboenden för äldre och till att bryta äldres ofrivilliga ensamhet genom gemenskapsfrämjande insatser. Planen kräver dessutom ett varierat utbud av boendeformer i äldreomsorgen och att särskild hänsyn tas till äldre i samhällsbyggandet. Att förtydliga regelverket för trygghetsboenden och planera för social samvaro följer därmed direkt av planen.
- more housing for the elderlydecisive»Fler trygghetsboenden, gemenskapsboenden för äldre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More housing for the elderly, community housing for the elderly.”
- break elderly loneliness»Bryt äldres ofrivilliga ensamhet och isolering genom äldresamtal i alla kommuner, gemenskapsfrämjande insatser i omsorgen samt digitala hjälpmedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Break elderly people's involuntary loneliness and isolation through elderly conversations in all municipalities, community-promoting measures in care and digital aids.”
- varied housing forms»väl utbyggd med hemtjänst och hemsjukvård, olika former av dagverksamhet samt ett varierat utbud av boendeformer« (party programme ↗)“well developed with home care and home healthcare, various forms of daytime activities and a varied supply of housing forms”
- elderly-adapted community development»måste också tas till äldre och till personer med funktionsnedsättning.« (party programme ↗)“must also be taken for the elderly and for persons with disabilities.”
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 wants to significantly reduce red tape and replace detailed plans with simpler building plans, which directly addresses unclear and varying requirements that increase the cost of building age-adapted housing.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to significantly reduce red tape and replace detailed plans with simpler building plans, which directly addresses unclear and varying requirements that increase the cost of building age-adapted housing. The plan also has an explicit responsibility for elderly housing, with a zero vision for homelessness among pensioners and increased state support, and the programme states the elderly's right to a safe and dignified old age.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill kraftigt minska regelkrånglet och ersätta detaljerade planer med enklare byggplaner, vilket träffar just otydliga och varierande krav som fördyrar byggandet av äldreanpassade bostäder. Planen har också ett uttalat ansvar för äldres boende, med nollvision för hemlöshet bland pensionärer och ökat statligt stöd, och programmet slår fast äldres rätt till en trygg och värdig ålderdom.
- reduced red tapedecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one third of companies' administrative costs and one third of red tape”
- responsibility for elderly housing»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”
- safe and dignified old age»Äldre har en självklar rätt till en trygg och värdig ålderdom« (party programme ↗)“Elderly people have an obvious right to a safe and dignified old age”
- simpler rules for building»Ersätta avancerade detaljplaner med enklare byggplaner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Replace advanced detailed plans with simpler building plans”
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 explicitly wants to invest in means-tested secure housing for elderly people who experience insecurity and where social isolation has become burdensome, and points to loneliness and mental ill-health among pensioners.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly wants to invest in means-tested secure housing for elderly people who experience insecurity and where social isolation has become burdensome, and points to loneliness and mental ill-health among pensioners. The counter-proposal's requirement for clearer regulations for secure housing and planning for increased social interaction directly addresses this. Clarified and cheaper regulations also align with the plan's simplification line in construction.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill uttryckligen satsa på biståndsbedömt trygghetsboende för äldre som upplever otrygghet och där den sociala isoleringen blivit påfrestande, och pekar på ensamhet och psykisk ohälsa bland pensionärer. Motförslagets krav på tydligare regelverk för trygghetsboenden och planering för ökad social samvaro svarar direkt mot detta. Ett förtydligat och billigare regelverk ligger också i linje med planens förenklingslinje inom byggandet.
- investment in secure housingdecisive»Vi vill också satsa på biståndsbedömt trygghetsboende för de som upplever en otrygghet i sin vardag och där den sociala isoleringen blivit påfrestande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We also want to invest in means-tested secure housing for those who experience insecurity in their daily life and where social isolation has become burdensome.”
- secure housing for the elderly»Satsa på biståndsbedömt trygghetsboende« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in means-tested secure housing”
- counteract elderly loneliness»Den psykiska ohälsan har på grund av isolering och ensamhet också blivit allt mer utbredd bland landets pensionärer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mental ill-health due to isolation and loneliness has also become increasingly widespread among the country's pensioners.”
- simplify building regulations»Anpassa och förenkla regler och processer för planering och byggnation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt and simplify regulations and procedures for planning and 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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:CU10)
- Committee report full text (HA01CU10)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1009 — Ansvarsfull bostadspolitik av Mikael Eskilandersson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1032 — Bostadspolitik av Lars Mejern Larsson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1215 — Bostadspolitik, planering och byggande av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1249 — Hyresrätt och allmännytta av Malcolm Momodou Jallow m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1311 — Kvinnor som lever under hot av Alexandra Völker och Azadeh Rojhan (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1333 — Bostadsbyggande i hela landet av Matilda Ernkrans och Karin Sundin (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1339 — Bostadssituationen för studenter av Amalia Rud Pedersen och Adrian Magnusson (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1454 — Cirkulärt byggande av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:1655 — Bostadsförsörjning av Anders Ådahl (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1672 — En levande landsbygd för Sveriges bästa av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1673 — Jämställdhet för hållbar utveckling av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1701 — Friare vardag genom säkrad förvaring av elrullstolar av Lina Nordquist (L)
- Motion 2022/23:1880 — Integration av Jonny Cato m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1963 — Åtgärder för en fungerande bostadsmarknad av Joakim Järrebring m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2026 — En arbetsmarknad med goda villkor och en skola utan marknadskrafter av Mattias Vepsä m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2028 — Stockholmsregionen som Sveriges gröna motor av Mattias Vepsä m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2171 — Lands- och glesbygd med stark samhällsutveckling av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:2175 — En klimatpolitik som står upp för Parisavtalet av Per Bolund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:2190 — Ledarskap för klimat och grön omställning av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2217 — Bostadspolitik av Jennie Nilsson m.fl. (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament