Skärholmen

The Skärholmen District Council approved an update to its delegation rules, effective upon adjustment. Key changes include prohibiting the delegation of decisions on placing children in emergency foster care to city officials, requiring them to be made by the Social Delegation or, in urgent cases, the council chair. Additionally, the duty to report unsuitable providers of personal assistance and other licensed services under SoL and LSS to the Inspectorate for Health and Social Care (IVO) was moved to a more general section, and a new central placement function was introduced within the Social Administration for securing LSS housing and agreements.

The City Executive Board referred a proposal to relevant committees to replace existing PDF maps for local public order regulations with a new digital map in the dpMap system. Additionally, an amendment to paragraph 22 was suggested, extending the requirement to pick up after dogs to the entire city, not just the inner city. Skärholmen City District Committee reviewed the new digital map, found it accurate, and supported the change to paragraph 22, believing that the same rules should apply to dog owners throughout Stockholm.

The Social Services Committee decided to propose that the City Executive Board tasks the Labour Market Committee with providing activities under the new national activity requirement for welfare recipients. This aims to centralize responsibility with Jobbtorg Stockholm, enhancing the city's labour market efforts and helping more residents achieve self-sufficiency, pending parliamentary approval of the activity requirement.

The City Executive Board referred a Moderate Party motion on increasing self-determination for home care recipients – which sought to investigate the possibility of declining specific employees without switching providers – to various bodies for consultation. The Skärholmen District Council approved the administration's statement, which acknowledged the importance of client influence but raised concerns about potential discrimination, organizational difficulties, increased workload, and reduced continuity for staff, as well as the possibility that perceived discomfort could relate to a client's illness. They stressed that any changes must be thoroughly investigated to avoid compromising quality and the work environment.

The Skärholmen District Council unanimously decided to forward the Moderate Party's letter, "Empty Desks After the Summer Break," to the administration for preparation. The letter addresses the issue of children and young people not returning to school or preschool after holidays, proposing a centralized system for faster absence reporting and inquiring about the district administration's plan to prevent forced removals of children. While the administration noted they lack automatic knowledge of school absences as schools fall under the Education Administration, social services did observe an increase in welfare reports from schools regarding absent students in autumn 2025, with one child not returning to preschool after summer 2025 and three ongoing investigations concerning non-attendance after the Christmas break.

The Centre Party proposed reopening a closed section of the Skärholmen beach path south of Sätra Varv to improve access to recreation and nature. The district council decided to forward the proposal to the administration for preparation. The administration subsequently responded that the Swedish Transport Administration plans to transfer the area to the Sports Administration in May 2026, which will then allow the beach path to be reopened.

The Skärholmen District Council addressed a letter from the Moderate Party regarding snow dumping in the Sätra nature reserve. The letter posed six questions concerning alternative snow dumping sites, pollution testing of the snow, and management costs. The administration responded that the Exploitation Department decides on snow storage in reserves, the Traffic Department uses sites at Mälarhöjdsbadet and Sätrastrandsbadet when other storage is full, and the Environment Department assesses that harmful substance levels are low and land-dumped snow typically melts by May.

The full decision text is redacted in both the agenda and minutes. Therefore, it is impossible to summarize what the matter regarding "Activities for older youth" was about or which decision was made.

The meeting approved a proposal to offer a music studio for young people to try out music. This is part of a project to promote recreational activities and prevent crime among youth.

A citizen proposed transforming an unused, fenced-in area in the Sätra industrial estate into a dog park. The citizen offered to assist with the design to make the space dog-friendly.

The Skärholmen District Council addressed a citizen proposal for a local ban on begging at ATMs due to residents' discomfort. However, the administration deemed such a ban unnecessary, citing a national inquiry that found no need for a nationwide prohibition and noted a decrease in begging-related issues. This was supported by a regional safety survey showing a reduction in perceived intrusive begging in Skärholmen from 57% in 2020 to 39% in 2025, leading the Council to approve the administration's assessment, thus rejecting the proposed ban.

The Skärholmen District Council approved its budget proposal for 2027, with a focus on 2028 and 2029. This proposal details capital costs, investments in parks and safety, and climate initiatives such as acquiring fossil-free vehicles and a dishwasher for Sätra nursing home. It also addresses staffing needs and demand analysis for preschools and elderly care.

The Skärholmen District Council approved a statement to the City Executive Board regarding a proposal to expand the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's powers to investigate benefit fraud. While the council supported increased information sharing between authorities to prevent fraud, they emphasized the importance of due process, strict protection of personal data, and safeguarding individual integrity. They also highlighted potential negative impacts on trust in social services client relationships and increased administrative burden.

The City Council adopted new guidelines for handling financial assistance in Stockholm, raising the standard for groceries and recreation for children and youth. The changes also introduce a summer allowance for children in families receiving long-term assistance, allow parents at Jobbtorg Stockholm to take four weeks of summer leave with continued support, and ensure that certain incomes like habilitation and apprentice benefits do not reduce assistance. Additionally, the guidelines emphasize increased attention to domestic violence and transactional sex.

The City Executive Board approved a referral from the Skärholmen district administration regarding the Action Plan for a Gender Equal Stockholm 2030. The administration believes the plan strengthens and develops the city's gender equality work through integration and clear goals, but highlighted challenges such as the time and competence needed for norm-critical work, the lack of gender-disaggregated statistics for follow-up, and potential conflicts between gender equality and the need for intercultural representation in external communication.

The Skärholmen District Council approved a statement responding to a referral from the City Executive Board regarding new guidelines for child safety in Stockholm's municipal preschools. The administration supported updating the guidelines to strengthen systematic and equitable safety work, suggesting private preschools should also be included and clarifying that concern reports can be both preventative and indicate serious incidents. These new guidelines consolidate eight previous action plans, adding guidance on issues like children at risk, crimes against children, discrimination, and confidentiality.

The Skärholmen District Council decided to adopt the administration's statement regarding the transition to digital personnel records. The administration views positively the move from paper-based to digital records for the city's approximately 88,000 employees, expecting increased efficiency, security, and accessibility of personnel documents. This five-year project, funded with 70 million SEK, involves scanning existing paper files and utilizing the Lisa self-service and eDok systems for managing the digital records.

The City Executive Board proposed new guidelines for how special housing for people with disabilities and sheltered housing for social psychiatry should be allocated, aiming for equal treatment and legal certainty. Several district councils, including Skärholmen, were invited to comment by April 28, 2026, with Skärholmen suggesting clarifications on the freedom of choice system, housing changes, and avoiding penalties for unanswered decisions.

Stockholm City Council is set to approve a revised plan for the renovation and expansion of Lillholmsskolan in Skärholmen, providing the school with new premises and a sports hall at an estimated total cost of SEK 461.7 million. This project will replace temporary classrooms and create more places for special needs education, though some students will temporarily relocate to Vårbergsskolan during construction. The council believes this is a beneficial temporary solution for both the school and local sports.

Council members Anette Hellström and Johan Nilsson (M) propose that the city quickly replace the Sätra recycling center, which closed at the end of 2024/2025 due to land needed for an Ellevio power grid expansion, with a new permanent or temporary facility in western Söderort. While Stockholm Vatten och Avfall AB plans a mini-recycling center in Skärholmen by September 2025 and has expanded other services, Moderaterna and Liberalerna argue these solutions are insufficient, especially for garden waste, and advocate for a permanent, full-sized recycling center.