Subsidized student flats 'not the answer': minister
Published: 14 Aug 12 11:29 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/42600/20120814/
With Stockholm's student housing crisis level at an all time high, the government is still unwilling to subsidize the building of thousands of new flats in the capital.
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A record number of students have been accepted into Stockholm universities for the autumn semester this year, yet at the same time the student housing situation has never been so dire.
Österlund is now seeking government subsidies for the problem, claiming that there is a need for 20,000 student residences nationwide – 7,000 of which should be in the capital.
“If students can’t be offered any accommodation, they will find themselves somewhere else, maybe overseas. There is already a shortage of highly educated people and the problem will become even more serious,” she said.
However, housing minister Stefan Attefall says that subsidizing the building of new apartments is not necessarily the best answer.
“In the long run there is clearly a risk that work force recruitment will be influenced. It’s definitely serious,” he told SvD, adding that in the short term, uncertain living arrangements lead to poor academic performance.
However, Attefall said that the problem is highly prioritized by the government.
“We’re working flat out on this. But it’s a problem that has built up over 20-30 years. It’s not something a housing minister could solve on a coffee break,” he told the paper.
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At the end of the day it just boils down to money and these things should get far more priority. Ideally they find a solution that cleans out some of the more ghetto areas that force welfare recipients elsewhere and as a result create more student housing and livable areas for the working population. Win-Win.
Expecting the government to build you a home for whilst you are studying, and then also possibly build you a home when you are working is an unrealistic option.
Perhaps students would like to consider other countries, where you also pay for each of your degrees? This also weeds out those professional students that go from degree to degree.