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The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör District Council noted several informational reports from 2025, including health protection supervision in care homes, efforts against incorrect payments and benefit fraud, the annual report from personal representatives, and follow-ups on Lex Sarah reports and the social services report. Protocols from the social delegation and the pensioner's council were also acknowledged.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör City District Board decided to file the final report for its idea-driven public partnership (IOP) with the Convictus association. This collaboration, running from July 2023 to June 2026, aimed to reach socially vulnerable individuals at the Convictus Högdalen meeting point. The administration concluded that the partnership successfully improved access to support for vulnerable groups and countered homelessness in the district.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör District Council decided to file the information regarding the 2026 Preschool Survey. The survey, with a 73% guardian response rate, showed satisfaction with municipal preschools was similar to previous years, with minor changes in "Development and Learning" and "Norms and Values." The administration also noted that information on children's development and learning needs to be prioritized due to decreased satisfaction in that area.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör district council approved the administration's statement in response to the "Preschool in Stockholm 2025" referral, which details preschool quality and highlights the need to strengthen staff competence, language development, and assessment for children needing special support. The Sweden Democrats welcomed the report but emphasized using declining child numbers to reduce group sizes and enhance quality.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör District Council reviewed a report on unfulfilled decisions under the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS) that had not been implemented within three months during Q1 2026. The report noted 24 outstanding decisions, an increase of four from the previous quarter, primarily in elderly care, and the council acknowledged the administration's report.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör District Council approved the administration's response to the City Audit's 2025 annual report. While the audit found the council's operations partly appropriate, it recommended improvements in areas such as preschools, elder care, and individual and family care; the administration presented action plans to address these. However, the opposition criticized that several key welfare goals were only partially met and require clearer formulation.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör City District Council approved a public-private partnership with the Convictus association to continue the day activities at Convictus Högdalen. This agreement will provide support for individuals experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, mental health issues, or other social vulnerabilities. The collaboration is set to run from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028, with an option for a one-year extension.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör district council has approved a motion to inventory premises that can be made available to local associations. Six suitable venues were identified, though further investigation into accessibility, safety, administration, and impact on existing operations is still needed. Liberal, Moderate, and Centre party members issued a separate statement criticizing bureaucratic hurdles for associations and advocating for simpler regulations and increased trust-based governance.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör City District Council and Micasa Fastigheter decided to continue investigating the construction of a new care home with about 200 places at Hemsystern 1 in Högdalen. This means the existing Högdalen care home, which doesn't meet modern standards, will be demolished and replaced with three new buildings, increasing capacity by approximately 120 places by 2032. However, the Moderates, Liberals, and Centre Party dissented, wishing to also explore service apartments and consider nearby townhouses.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör District Council approved its May 2026 monthly report, which projected that overall operations, including running costs and investments, would stay within the annual budget. However, a deficit of 3.0 million SEK is expected within the Individual and Family department, primarily due to high care costs for children and youth.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör City District Council approved allocating 600,000 SEK in association grants for environmental and climate work to 15 local associations from June 2026 to June 2027, using funds from the city's 2026 budget. These funds are intended to support associations contributing to environmental and climate goals. Emelie Wassermann (SD) abstained, arguing the money should instead go to core welfare services like preschools and elderly care.

The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör District Council approved the administration's response regarding insourced operations. Six operations have been insourced, with a seventh planned, and while costs and quality generally remained within budget, some experienced temporary quality drops post-transition. The opposition criticized the lack of clear financial and quality comparisons between in-house and external providers, citing issues with low occupancy and reduced satisfaction at some short-term care homes.

A citizen's proposal to install artificial turf on the gravel field in Lindeparken, Johanneshov, to increase opportunities for club and spontaneous sports, has been rejected by the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör district council. The reasoning is that the gravel field is used for ice skating in winter, which is not compatible with artificial turf, and new sports facilities are already planned in the area. However, the council acknowledged the future need for more spontaneous sports areas in the district.

A 12-year-old proposed building an artificial turf field in a park in Stureby. The Enskede-Årsta-Vantör district council rejected this, citing existing fields, the small and traffic-exposed location, and environmental concerns. However, Liberal, Moderate, and Centre party members emphasized the need for more spontaneous sports areas and urged the administration to find suitable locations, especially where they have disappeared.

A citizen proposed building a new football or multi-sport field in Steningeparken or Vättersdälden in Årsta. However, the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör City District Board decided against the proposal, as the proposed locations were deemed unsuitable, with environmental concerns cited for artificial turf and existing winter use for Vättersdälden. Despite the rejection, a group of politicians emphasized the significant need for more spontaneous sports areas in the district and urged the administration to intensify efforts in identifying suitable locations.

The Skarpnäck District Council approved the first quarterly report for 2026, outlining activity and financial forecasts. They also adjusted annual targets for youth center visits and summer jobs, and decided on new, indexed rental fees for Skarpnäck Culture House (excluding children and youth). The Centre Party, Moderates, and Liberals dissented, arguing that target fulfillment was insufficient, particularly in child, youth, and preschool activities, and demanded an action plan from the administration.

The City Council has reviewed board statistics for May 2026 concerning the housing market. During the first five months of the year, the number of housing applicants increased by 12,090 people, and approximately 900 more homes were mediated compared to the same period last year, mainly due to more succession homes from private companies with higher turnover.

Bostadsförmedlingen i Stockholm AB submitted a referral response regarding a motion on economic violence in destructive relationships. The agency assessed that the motion concerned additions to the regular housing queue system, which would require an analysis of the principles of equal treatment and transparency within the system. They noted that their priority housing operations already consider various forms of exposure to violence, including economic violence, through individual needs assessments.

The Board of Bostadsförmedlingen i Stockholm AB decided to appoint Jacob Krokstedt as the new CEO from June 12, 2026, to May 31, 2031. Additionally, the board adjusted the rules for who is authorized to sign on behalf of the company, now including the new CEO, CFO Mattias Holmberg, and the board's chairman Arvid Vikman Rindevall and vice-chairman Kristin Jacobsson.

The Housing Agency has reviewed its updated 2024 guidelines for priority housing, finding that approved priority applications have doubled from 3% to 6% between 2023 and 2025, with an increase specifically for victims of domestic violence. This surge is partly attributed to reducing the required residency in Stockholm from two years to one, while clarifications on debt and temporary housing have streamlined the regulations.