The Swedish National Union of Students, SFS, in collaboration with the Student Housing Companies, has produced a report in which proposals for reforms for increased housing construction are presented.
The situation in the housing market is bleak. New construction has almost come to a complete halt, and planned construction projects have been cancelled. According to recent forecasts, the number of housing starts will reach 20,000 by 2023, which is on par with the crisis in the 1990s. The situation is very serious, especially since the need for housing does not end just because new construction stops. This also applies to the need for housing for students.
With this report, we have mapped and identified policy reform proposals to enable more student housing to be built. The focus is primarily on new proposals for financing the construction of student housing, with a focus on government incentives.
The proposals in brief:
- Design a new government support for student housing.
- Develop government credit guarantees.
- Introducing government green loans.
- Stimulate the conversion of premises into student housing.
In connection with the launch, SFS and the Student Housing Companies are arranging a joint seminar on July 29th at 14:00 PM-14:50 PM in Almedalen. The seminar is called “Stop the construction of student housing – what do we do now?”.