The apartments are intended for those in financial need.
But after renovation, sharp rent increases await – despite requirements for maximum income.
That leaves approximately SEK 5,000 in the tenants’ wallets.
The article in brief
Heavy rent increases await in apartments for the financially needy in Hornstull.
Only those with a low income can apply – but then there remains just under SEK 5,000 a month.
The rent level and the income ceiling are criticized as “very odd”.
At Lindvallsplan in Hornstull in Stockholm there are apartments that will go to those in financial need. But after renovation, the rents will rise sharply, reports Mitti.
When the renovation is complete, a second home can cost SEK 11,005 a month, according to an advertisement on Stockholm’s housing agency.
But in order to live there, the monthly salary must not exceed SEK 19,600. After tax and rent, around SEK 5,000 remains in the wallet.
And that means that the margin is too small to be approved as a tenant.
Einar Mattsson: Understands the concern
The property is owned by Anna Johansson-Visborg’s foundation and managed by Einar Mattsson.
“In this case, the income range is so narrow that in practice only people with grant support can apply for housing”writes Ewelina Holm, communications manager at Einar Mattsson, to Mitt i.
She does not want to comment on the rents because the negotiations are not yet complete, but says she “understands the tenants’ concerns”.
Accommodation: “Will be forced to move”
Kristoffer Burstedt, negotiation strategist at the Tenants’ Association, thinks that the rent level and the income ceiling of SEK 19,600 are “very odd”, but does not want to comment specifically on Anna Johansson-Visborg’s foundation.
– In general, it is unfortunately the case that several foundations, which were created for those in need, go ahead and demand maximum rents. Many foundations no longer act based on what their founders had in mind, he tells Mitt i.
One third of the apartments in the property must go to those in financial need. The former residents of the house have been evacuated during the renovation.
An anonymous tenant tells Mitt i:
– The rent will unfortunately in the long run force us to move. We’ll see how long we can afford to stay. Strange with the rent that you are not expected to be able to pay without help, but maybe it is due to time.
Anna Johansson-Visborg’s foundation says that they have held discussions with the trustee, and do not want to comment on the matter further, according to Mitt i.
