Hägersten-Älvsjö

The Disability Council for Hägersten-Älvsjö and Skärholmen notes that borough administrations are incorporating their feedback into activity plans, including a new service home opening on Ekholmsvägen in Skärholmen in 2027 and a new meeting point for socially isolated individuals with LSS support starting in March. The Council has also raised concerns about the short response time for offers of special housing in the new guidelines for their allocation.

The Hägersten-Älvsjö district council reviewed the quality of its own housing and daily activities for individuals with disabilities and social psychiatry in 2025. Three out of six operations met the good quality requirements, while the remaining three partially met them and need to address deficiencies, for instance in incident management routines and fire safety. Work to rectify these shortcomings has begun and will be monitored throughout the year.

The Hägersten-Älvsjö district administration plans to conduct a follow-up in 2026 on the quality of its services for people with disabilities and those receiving social psychiatric care, including daily activities, group and service housing, and employment. This aims to ensure residents receive good care and service, and that actions from previous follow-ups have been implemented. The results will be reported to the committee.

This matter concerns the Hägersten-Älvsjö District Council's approval of the units' annual reports for 2025. The reports detail how the units achieved their goals and identify areas for development, concluding that goals were largely met. They include analyses of finances, systematic quality work, and handling of feedback and complaints.

The Hägersten-Älvsjö District Council has reviewed the 2025 patient safety reports from the municipality's own special housing and service homes for the elderly, as well as Åsengården care home. These reports detail the year's patient safety efforts, including measures taken and results achieved. The council has noted the report, meaning they acknowledge its contents without requiring further action at this time.

The City Planning Department has proposed a new zoning plan for the Rosteriet 6 and 8 office block in Liljeholmen. This plan allows adding two to three floors to existing office buildings and new six to seven-story sections, creating roughly 23,000 sqm for offices, shops, and restaurants. While the district administration supports more workplaces and public spaces for increased safety, they have concerns about the plan's impact on the nearby Trekantsparken and the local preschool.

The City Planning Administration proposes a new detailed plan for Långsjö gård in Hägersten-Älvsjö, which designates the culturally significant 1880s buildings for continued residential use, while also allowing for commercial uses like cafés or offices. Part of the land near Långsjöbadet will become a public park to improve accessibility. The Hägersten-Älvsjö District Council supports the increased park area but requests that an additional root cellar be planned as parkland to protect bats, and that the preschool entrance be secured via an easement.

The City Planning Administration has drafted a new detailed plan for Fruängen center, proposing approximately 290 new homes (half rental, half cooperative) and more commercial, service, and cultural spaces through additions and partial demolition of existing buildings. The aim is to enhance safety, vitality, and improve pedestrian and bicycle paths. The Hägersten-Älvsjö District Council supports the new housing and premises but requests an analysis of new store lease-out potential and the impact of reduced parking, also stressing the need to strengthen nearby parks to complement the small rooftop courtyards.

The City of Stockholm is launching a new digital map for local public order regulations, replacing previous PDF maps, to make it easier for residents to find information on alcohol-free zones, dog parks, and swimming bans, among other things. Additionally, an amendment to the public order regulations proposes that the requirement to pick up after one's dog apply city-wide, rather than just in the inner city.

The City of Stockholm has developed an action plan until 2030 to strengthen children's rights and influence, based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, focusing on knowledge, welfare, and participation. The Hägersten-Älvsjö district council supports the plan but requests clearer guidelines for its city-wide implementation and coordination, particularly regarding the participation of children in vulnerable situations.

The City of Stockholm has developed a functional program for preschool premises to ensure high and equitable quality across all city preschools. This program provides common guidelines for planning, constructing, and renovating preschools, emphasizing safety, flexibility, sustainability, and children's needs for play and learning. The Hägersten-Älvsjö City District Council supports the program but requests clearer and more concrete guidelines to facilitate collaboration with developers and ensure fit-for-purpose premises, especially when preschools are built on the ground floor of multi-family buildings.

The Liberals in Hägersten-Älvsjö questioned the district administration about snow removal in the area following numerous complaints about impassable sidewalks and park paths. The administration reported that during the snowy winter of 2025/2026, they received more inquiries but also more praise, and that snow removal in parks functioned well, prioritizing primary areas like walkways near preschools and elder care facilities with a four-hour clearing target.

The Hägersten-Älvsjö district council proposes a partnership with Föreningen Midsommargården to promote a more circular lifestyle among residents. The association will organize four workshops, including "Repair & Share Cafés," between April and December 2026, focusing on knowledge exchange, repair, and reuse. The district council will contribute 100,000 SEK to fund the project, which aims to reduce resource consumption and its climate and environmental impact.

The Hägersten-Älvsjö district council proposes that a dog exercise area at Trekanten be phased out. This same area is instead planned to become a biotope protection area to preserve and develop the natural values and biodiversity in the area. This means that dogs will have to be kept on a leash in the future to avoid disturbing wildlife.

The Hägersten-Älvsjö District Council approves a housing plan for people with disabilities in the Western Söderort region for 2026-2035. This plan aims to better accommodate the current shortage of specialized housing for individuals with disabilities and those with social-psychiatric needs, by increasing the variety of available housing and reducing unmet demands.

The Hägersten-Älvsjö district council is updating its decision-making rules to expedite processes and comply with new legislation. Specifically, the council will designate certain politicians to make urgent decisions regarding foster home placements for children and adolescents when there isn't time to wait for a full council meeting.

A citizen proposed adding more notice boards in Örnsberg, especially since the existing one in Örnsberg centrum was removed. The Hägersten-Älvsjö district administration agrees there's a need and will re-install the removed board in Örnsberg square, also updating the city's notice board map.

A citizen suggested installing a water tap at the outdoor gym in Vinterviken to encourage physical activity. The district administration investigated and found it too costly, as the nearest water line is about 500 meters away, costing approximately SEK 500,000 for installation and SEK 50,000 annually for operation. Instead, they will contact the sports administration to explore installing a tap on the outside of the adjacent sports hall.

Residents of Hägersten-Älvsjö have submitted several citizen proposals, including upgrading Botvidsparken playground in Aspudden, adding a bin in Gröndal to reduce litter, establishing an equestrian facility in Vinterviken, and introducing new requirements for urban planning in Liljeholmen to ensure GPS signals and prevent disruptions.

The Hägersten-Älvsjö district council reports that 35 decisions regarding interventions under the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS) were not implemented within three months during the fourth quarter of 2025. This includes 12 decisions in elder care, 18 in disability care, and 5 in individual and family care. Additionally, the administration reported 4 decisions that were concluded without implementation and 11 that were implemented.