Bill: Street Houses and faster clarification for vulnerable people
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af lov om social service, lov om retssikkerhed og administration på det sociale område og lov om euforiserende stoffer. (Gennemførelse af initiativerne i værdighedsreformen om Gadens Huse, mobile udsatte-enheder, »Borger i Danmark«, fasttrack-ordning i Ankestyrelsen og udsattes ret til at beholde stoffer til eget forbrug ved stærk afhængighed)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What is proposed:
- The bill sets out that municipalities can establish Street Houses and mobile units for the most vulnerable citizens.
- It also proposes a 3-year trial scheme, where a municipality with a Street House or a mobile unit can decide on selected services for citizens from other municipalities, a decision from the National Social Appeals Board (Ankestyrelsen) within 10 working days in cases about the responsible municipality, and the right to keep substances for personal use in cases of severe dependence.
- Who would be affected: Vulnerable citizens outside the labour market, the municipalities, and the National Social Appeals Board (Ankestyrelsen).
- When: The bill has not been passed yet.
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If the bill is passed:
- Municipalities can, together with civil society organisations and the regional council, establish Street Houses and mobile units for vulnerable people.
- A municipality with a Street House or mobile unit can decide on services, even if the citizen has a different responsible municipality.
- The National Social Appeals Board (Ankestyrelsen) must settle disagreements about the responsible municipality for the target group within 10 working days.
- Possession of substances for personal use is not prosecuted when social circumstances support it and the possession is due to a severe dependence on hard euphoric substances after a long and persistent misuse.
Sources and original
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Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Med lovforslaget foreslås det at kommunerne får mulighed for - sammen med regioner og civilsamfundsorganisationer - at oprette Gadens Huse og mobile udsatteenheder, hvor de mest udsatte borgere kan få samlet hjælp og støtte. En treårig forsøgsordning skal gøre det muligt at iværksætte udvalgte sociale indsatser, uanset hvor i landet borgeren kommer fra og har adresse. Med lovforslaget foreslås også at indføre en fasttrack-ordning, hvor Ankestyrelsen inden for 10 arbejdsdage skal afgøre uenigheder mellem kommuner om, hvilken kommune der er en udsat borgers handlekommune. Desuden skal personer med stærk stofafhængighed under visse betingelser ikke strafforfølges eller have konfiskeret stoffer til eget forbrug. Forslaget vil gennemføre dele af »Aftale om værdighedsreform«, som den daværende regering bestående af Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne indgik med Socialistisk Folkeparti og Det Konservative Folkeparti den 29. januar 2026. Loven foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2027, mens forsøgsordningen foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. juni 2027.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 8 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- PassedAwaiting the Danish Parliament
- Enters into forceThe date is not known yet