The City Council is set to decide on updated guidelines for financial assistance in Stockholm, replacing the 2017 version due to changes in law and practice. The aim is to simplify and clarify Stockholm's specific rules, ensuring legal certainty and equality for applicants. Proposed changes include not counting habilitation and apprentice benefits as income, while continuing local support like "Stockholmsnormen" for children and a special "sommarlovspeng" for children in families receiving long-term assistance.
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| Month | Items | Meetings |
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| Jan 2026 | 148 | 13 |
| Feb 2026 | 298 | 29 |
| Mar 2026 | 372 | 50 |
| Apr 2026 | 297 | 28 |
| May 2026 | 403 | 27 |
| Jun 2026 | 43 | 8 |
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The Social Welfare Committee has developed new guidelines for allocating special housing under the Social Services Act and the Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments, including social psychiatric support housing. This aims to create a clearer, more secure, and equitable process for residents, while clarifying responsibilities between the Social Affairs Administration and district administrations. Several district councils welcome the proposal but request clarifications on aspects such as priorities and response times.
With a national activity requirement for welfare recipients slated for July 1, 2026, Stockholm City will offer activities like job searching, language support, or workplace training to help these individuals move closer to employment and self-sufficiency. To ensure consistency and efficiency, the Labor Market and Social Administrations propose that the Labor Market Committee assume overall responsibility for providing these activities.
The City Council is set to discuss new fees for preschool, after-school care, and out-of-hours childcare. This could mean changes to how much parents need to pay for these services starting in 2026.
This item concerns the consultation for the deepening of the comprehensive plan "Growing Together!" for central Sundbyberg. The matter will be made public after the Mayor's Committee has processed it on June 3, 2026.
The Traffic Committee and Stockholm Hamn AB propose lifting the bathing ban at nine locations in central Stockholm. This would allow swimming in more inner-city areas, including in structures approved by the city.
The City Executive Board will review its first trimester report for 2026, which projects a net surplus of 40 million SEK and is expected to contribute to the City Council's goals. However, the Liberals filed a reservation, criticizing the report for failing to highlight critical areas such as vulnerable children, hate crimes against minorities, shortcomings in food preparedness, and challenges for businesses in the city.
Trafikverket proposes adjusting Stockholm's municipal road maintenance area, transferring responsibility for parts of Uppsalavägen (E4.26) to the City due to the updated municipal boundary with Solna in Hagastaden. This aims to streamline road management with the new urban development, while major state roads like Norra Länken remain state-managed. Stockholm City supports the proposal, pending the new boundary's legal enforcement.
The City of Stockholm will respond to the government's proposal for a "tax brake" and "tax cut premium," which aims to incentivize municipalities to lower municipal taxes or prevent increases. The City Executive Office advises against the proposal, arguing it infringes on municipal self-governance and the right to set tax rates, and that the long-term funding of welfare has not been sufficiently investigated.
The City Council is proposed to decide that Stockholm's city committees should transition to digital personnel records and replace current paper documents with scanned versions. This aims to streamline personnel document management, enhance information security, and reduce administration for managers and HR staff, with a projected cost of 70 million SEK from 2026-2031.
The City Audit has reviewed the Cemetery Committee's operations and finances for 2025 and found that the committee has largely managed its activities well and kept to its budget. However, there are deficiencies in internal control, particularly concerning property maintenance, fraud prevention, and the management of investments, procurement, and contract administration. The committee is to provide a statement to the audit office outlining its planned remedial actions for the identified shortcomings.
The Cemeteries Board will review the 2026 employee survey results, which show the employee index (AMI) dropped from 82% to 79% and the response rate fell from 90% to 89% compared to last year. Management identifies challenges in strengthening leadership regarding problem-solving, clarifying room for maneuver, encouraging initiative, and improving the work climate.
The Cemeteries Committee's first quarterly report for 2026 is proposed for approval. The forecast for the year shows a small surplus of SEK 0.1 million in the operating budget. The investment budget forecasts a surplus of SEK 8 million, mainly due to delays in constructing a new chimney at the New Crematorium, as a new permit is likely required.
The Cemeteries Board is to review delegation decisions made by the Cemeteries Administration since the last meeting. These decisions concern purchases of goods and services exceeding SEK 100,000 from various suppliers, including Maskinparken Sverige AB and Orax i Vårgårda AB, totaling over SEK 2.7 million.
Michael Ekenstedt (KD), Per Rosencrantz (M) et al., Lena Kling (L), and Helena Schmidt (C) want Familjebostäder's management to develop their procurement of goods and services. This should be done based on the government's new roadmap for public business, "Roadmap for Public Business 2025–2030," to allow more small and medium-sized enterprises to compete for contracts. They also want Familjebostäder to highlight the risks associated with a broader supplier base and how these can be managed.
The Board of AB Familjebostäder is recommended to approve its statement regarding the City Auditors' Annual Report for 2025. The report generally assesses that Familjebostäder has managed its operations well and met municipal council goals, but faces challenges with new housing production. The auditors also see a need to further strengthen internal governance and control in areas such as indoor environments, fire safety, and case management.
AB Familjebostäder's board is to approve eight consultation responses submitted by the company. These responses address topics such as the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's proposals for new energy performance certificate rules, solar energy requirements in new buildings, EV charging infrastructure, stricter competence requirements for energy experts, and energy efficiency in buildings. The company also provided feedback on the Action Plan for a Gender Equal Stockholm 2030, the Program for Events in the City of Stockholm, and a Functional Program for Preschool Premises.
The Board of AB Familjebostäder will decide on approving the basis for the 2027 budget, with a focus on 2028-2029. The proposed budget prioritizes maintaining strong social cohesion in residential areas, reducing the company's climate impact to achieve climate positivity by 2030, and building more cost-effective rental apartments, including through the Stockholmshusen initiative.
The Board of AB Familjebostäder will review its financial monthly report for April 30, 2026. The report shows the company has utilized 94.2% of its SEK 11.4 billion loan limit, with the April interest rate at 2.68%; the Board is recommended to file the report.
The Stockholm City Council will be informed of the minutes from AB Familjebostäder's board meeting on March 17, 2026. At the meeting, the company's annual and sustainability report for 2025 and the city auditors' reports were approved, among other things. The board also approved an amendment to AB Hjulstahem's articles of association, which the Moderates and Christian Democrats dissented against due to concerns about Familjebostäder's debt and increased interest costs.
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