Rules on choosing housing support for homeless people
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om social service (Selvbestemmelsesordning ved valg af tidsbegrænset bostøtte for borgere i hjemløshed, der har haft ophold på herberger m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- Citizens have the right to choose that a specific employee from a day or residential service for people experiencing homelessness provides them with time-limited housing support.
- If the employee cannot provide the support, the citizen can choose another employee from the same service.
- This applies when the municipality has granted them the housing support.
- The municipality can refuse the choice for professional or resource-related reasons at the provider.
- Who: The act affects citizens experiencing homelessness who have stayed at a shelter, and municipalities.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget handler om at sikre, at borgere, som har haft ophold på et herberg, selv kan vælge leverandør af den tidsbegrænsede CTI – bostøtte efter housing first–tilgangen – når kommunalbestyrelsen har truffet afgørelse herom. Forslaget giver også kommunalbestyrelsen mulighed for at afslå borgerens valg af den tidsbegrænsede CTI - bostøtte på baggrund af faglige eller ressourcemæssige hensyn hos leverandøren af bostøtten. Herudover giver forslaget mulighed for, at ministeren kan fastsætte nærmere regler om leverandøraftalen mellem kommunalbestyrelsen og det herberg, hvor borgeren har haft ophold, og som leverer bostøtten samt til at fastsætte en national takst for den tidsbegrænsede CTI-bostøtte. Forslaget er led i aftalen mellem regeringen, Socialistisk Folkeparti og Radikale Venstre om finansloven for 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 23 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 5 February 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 24 February 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet