Temporary rent subsidy in 2026 for vulnerable citizens
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om social service (Midlertidigt økonomisk tilskud til husleje i 2026 til de mest udsatte borgere)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act allows a temporary rent subsidy in 2026.
- The minister sets the rules for how municipalities award it and for how the pool of DKK 15 million is distributed.
- Who: The subsidy is for the most vulnerable citizens who, for financial reasons, risk being evicted from their rented home, or who cannot get a rental home without the subsidy. It is given in the municipalities that receive pool funds.
- When: The Act entered into force on 29 January 2026.
- The act applies from 1 January 2026.
Written by AI from verbatim quotes from the source and checked by code and AI. Dates, tables and the fact box are calculated by fixed rules. Unofficial translation. Always read the original.
Sources and original
Read the official text (in Danish) →
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)
Regeringen foreslår med lovforslaget, at social- og boligministeren bemyndiges til at fastsætte regler om fordelingen af en pulje på 15 mio. kr. i 2026 til kommunerne for at forebygge øget udsathed hos borgere. Med forslaget bemyndiges social- og boligministeren til at fastsætte nærmere regler om kommunalbestyrelsens tildeling af disse puljemidler til borgere, der af økonomiske årsager er i risiko for at blive udsat af deres lejebolig, eller som ikke uden tilskud kan opnå en lejebolig. Formålet med lovforslaget er at give mulighed for midlertidigt i 2026 at give økonomisk tilskud til husleje til de mest udsatte borgere i de kommuner, der modtager puljemidler, for at forhindre, at disse personer kommer i en situation, som yderligere vanskeliggør deres muligheder for at bevæge sig ud af udsatheden.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
Timeline
How to read the timeline
- Filled dot: this has happened. The date and the source are shown below the point.
- Empty dot: an upcoming step. The date may be known or not known yet.
- Square: the case ended here, e.g. because the bill was rejected or withdrawn.
- "The date is in the source, but entry into force has not been confirmed yet" (or just "not confirmed yet") means the date has passed, but the source does not yet show that the law or rule has entered into force. We only change the status when the source confirms it.
- Introduced · 10 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 22 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 27 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 29 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet