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Social Housing Policy in Sweden – from an Alternative to Mainsteam

Social Housing Policy in Sweden – from an Alternative to Mainsteam. Lena Magnusson Turner Institute for Housing and Urban Research Uppsala University, Sweden. Overview. Housing policy in Sweden Public housing Public or social – who are the tenants

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Social Housing Policy in Sweden – from an Alternative to Mainsteam

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  1. Social Housing Policy in Sweden – from an Alternative to Mainsteam Lena Magnusson Turner Institute for Housing and Urban Research Uppsala University, Sweden

  2. Overview • Housing policy in Sweden • Public housing • Public or social – who are the tenants • Conversion of public housing to cooperative housing - consequences

  3. Housing policy in Sweden – the basic ides‘ from 1940´ • Phase-out housing shortage • Increase housing standard – good housing till everyone • Public housing as dominating tenure form • Strong municipalities

  4. Housing policy after 1990 • 1990’ – housing policy division • Financial policy • Decreased subsidies • More market oriented • Social housing policy – prestige word • Reasonable housing costs • Good and equal housing standard • Integration and social rights

  5. Developments in housing policy in Sweden • More selective • More demand oriented • More on market terms

  6. Subsidy-Tax Trends in Europe • Less tax benefits to owners • Less interest subsidies • Less allowances to households • More grants (incl. VAT reduction) • Less public/social housing, more housing associations (with grants) • Modest increased real estate taxes

  7. Subsidies and taxes

  8. Subsidies and allowances

  9. New housing policy in Sweden - arguments • Subsidies phase-out • Subsidies limits competition • Increasing competition by stable condition for housing construction and owning • Increased housing construction • Increased labour participation, lower income tax, low interest rate level • Right to sell public housing • Ownership as a mean to reduce social exclusion • Rental tenure an important mean for labour market policy

  10. New social housing policy • Guarantees from municipality for weak families • Stimuli to buy

  11. Public housing as idée • Publicly owned houses in Sweden - a tenure form open to everyone • No closed entry – no maximum income • Compete with other types of housing • No stigma to live in public housing

  12. Who is living in public housing in Sweden? • 15 % families from poor countries (2 % OH) • 10% families on social benefit (1% OH) • 10% single mothers(5% OH) • 10% fifth quintile (25% OH)

  13. Changes on the housing market • Tenure conversion – sale of municipal housing • Inner city and suburb • Decreasing production of affordable housing • Only for sale • What will happen with vulnerable families? • A large group in public housing • Especially in metropolitan areas • Remaining – social housing

  14. 1 million Euro 30 000 Euro Thank you for you consideration

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