It is noteworthy that a large part of the city government is doing contrary to what their own constituents want, ” says Henrik Ludvigsson, bostadspolitisk investigator at the Swedish union of tenants the Stockholm region.
To transform the public sector housing apartments in the suburbs to the condominiums, as do 83% of Green party voters is a very or fairly bad idea. 13 per cent think that it is pretty good, 0% think that it is a very good idea.
väljargruppen is 49% received remodeling and 43 percent for. Among Centerväljarna is 63 per cent against and 29 per cent for.
– A clear majority of väljargruppen who voted for the green Party, the Liberals and the Centre party are also against a sell-off of public housing to private property owners, ” says Henrik Ludvigsson.
Among Green party voters are 90 per cent opposed to selling out to private property owners and 3 percent for. Of the Liberals, 56 per cent against and 34 per cent, in Centergruppen is 62 percent against and 23 percent for the.
, of all the 2,000 who participated in the survey, 67 per cent against the remodeling in the suburbs, and 71 per cent against sell-offs of public housing.
Sifos survey also shows that all the governing parties – the Conservatives, the christian democrat, the Liberals, the Centre party and the Green party – believe that the public interest is greater than what it is in both the city as a whole, 29 per cent, in the suburbs, 40 percent.
According to Statistics, Stockholm has public housing for 17% of the total housing stock in the entire city and about 23 percent in the suburbs.
– the City styres voters have a completely inaccurate picture of the public sector housing size, it is believed that it is much larger than what it actually is which of course can affect how to set it up to the different housing policy proposal, ” says Henrik Ludvigsson.
the Centre party, the Liberal and Green party voters believe that the public interest is greater than what it is, take the distance from the restructuring operations and the sell-offs, ” he points out.
” It is clear that these parties do not want the public housing sector is transformed and sold out.
Henrik Ludvigsson also believe that it is the piquancy of the green Party, the Centre party and the Liberals in the town hall to their colleagues at national level are in agreement with the social democrats about the fiscal reform where one of the main points is to reduce the household debt which is the main risk factor for the Swedish economy.
– the Transformation goes in exactly the opposite direction, the eldar instead of indebtedness. Mortgages represent about 80 per cent of total household debt, ” he says.
Dennis Wedin (M) are of the opinion that the question in the survey is incorrectly addressed and according to him, is conveyed, therefore, an inaccurate picture of the transformations.
– Hyresgäsföreningen has commissioned a poll that goes in line with their agenda. It is not stated in the question that there is a choice for the tenant and it is an opportunity to transform, ” says Dennis Wedin.
He believes that the debate only creates uncertainty for tenants.
– We still want to strengthen the social housing and building more rental units. There is no conflict between the public interest and the ability for the rearrangement in these eleven areas, ” says Dennis Wedin.
Karin Wanngård (S) says that she is not surprised by the survey results.
– What is surprised is that you go ahead with the remodeling, even though it is so clear that it is not what the voters want. Most of the locals know how important hyresrätterna is for Stockholm. We need more and don’t need to sell out those we already have, ” says Karin Wanngård.
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