https://lovsnak.dk/en/topic/housing-and-social-affairs/New explanations on the topic: Housing and social affairsenWed, 04 Nov 2026 16:47:10 +0000https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-7/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-7/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:51:42 +0000Proposed by: Danmarksdemokraterne (6 members, first named: Karina Adsbøl) What is proposed: The proposal calls on the Danish Parliament to require the Minister for Social Affairs to introduce a bill before the end of the 2026-27 parliamentary year. The bill must ensure that citizens with a BPA scheme have the right to have their assistants provide holistic help, including carrying out light health tasks that other citizens without a disability could perform themselves. Who would be affected: The proposal concerns citizens with a BPA scheme, meaning citizen-directed personal assistance, and their personal assistants. When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-9/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-9/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:51:40 +0000Proposed by: Danmarksdemokraterne (6 members, first named: Karina Adsbøl) What is proposed: The proposal sets out that the Danish Parliament should require the government to introduce a bill that makes the companion scheme for blind and severely visually impaired people over 67 permanent. Who would be affected: The proposal concerns blind and severely visually impaired citizens over 67 who currently have a temporary companion scheme. When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-33/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-33/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:24:37 +0000Proposed by: Liberal Alliance (Katrine Daugaard, Alex Vanopslagh and Pernille Vermund) What is proposed: The proposal calls on the Danish Parliament to require the government to introduce a bill on the social free-card in 2027. The free-card should also cover flexible forms of work, such as platform-based work. Who would be affected: The proposal concerns vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens with limited attachment to the labour market, who may be eligible for a social free-card. The target group should be clarified, so it is clearer that citizens with a very limited, fluctuating or unpredictable work capacity can also be included. When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-34/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-34/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:24:35 +0000Proposed by: Liberal Alliance (Katrine Daugaard, Helena Artmann Andresen and Alex Vanopslagh) What is proposed: The proposal calls on the Danish Parliament to require the government to introduce a bill by the end of 2027. It must ensure that support and assistive devices for people with significant and lasting disabilities follow the citizen to the greatest extent possible. Who would be affected: The proposal concerns people with significant and lasting disabilities who need assessed support schemes, assistive devices or compensatory benefits. When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-39/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-39/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:23:47 +0000What changes: The act gives residents the right to install an electric car charging point at their exclusive parking space on the property. This applies to tenants, tenants in social housing, condominium owners and cooperative housing members. However, the landlord or association may require security for restoration, and the tenant must give notice at least 3 months before the work begins. The resident pays the costs themselves. Who: The rules apply to residents with an exclusive parking space on the property, whether they rent, own or hold a share. They only apply to purely private areas, not certain private shared roads. When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-84/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-84/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:38:34 +0000What 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.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-749/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-749/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:03:09 +0000What it sets out: The executive order sets out how the Danish Social and Housing Agency can award grants from an application fund. The purpose of the fund is to develop an upskilling concept and offer courses, so that foster families and staff are equipped to care for children and young people with Greenlandic backgrounds. Who: The fund can be applied for by public and private actors and civil society organisations that know the target group. The target group is foster families and staff at children's and youth homes. When: The executive order entered into force on 7 September 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-775/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-775/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:02:57 +0000What changes: If a family has several children, the expenses for the children can now be added together when enough expenses must be shown or documented for the compensation benefit. Families who receive compensation benefit under section 86(2), 3rd sentence, of the Act on Children (documented expenses) can also agree that the municipality settles certain benefits directly with a supplier. The amount is then deducted from the monthly instalments. The amounts of DKK 6,660, DKK 555 and DKK 500 are unchanged, but are now stated at the 2025 level. When: The executive order entered into force on 15 September 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-774/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-774/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:02:42 +0000What changes: Citizens who receive compensation benefit can now agree with the municipality that certain services are paid directly to a provider. The amount is deducted from the monthly instalments. The amount limit and the standard amount are now stated at the 2025 level. The option to agree that one-off expenses are paid out once they have been documented already existed. Who: The rules apply to people aged between 18 and the state pension age with a permanent physical or mental impairment, and to people with a permanent impairment who have deferred payment of the state pension. The expenses must be a result of the impairment and cannot be covered under other legislation. When: The executive order entered into force on 15 September 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-720/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-720/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:52:26 +0000What it sets out: The executive order sets out how the Danish Social and Housing Agency (Social- og Boligstyrelsen) can give grants to set up new volunteer centres. It also sets out requirements for applicants, municipal co-financing, and costs that are not covered. Who: Municipalities, voluntary associations, and self-governing institutions can apply for grants to set up new volunteer centres. When: The executive order entered into force on 2 September 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-719/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-719/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:26:12 +0000What it sets out: The executive order states that the municipality must enter into a provider agreement with the day or residential service that is to deliver the time-limited housing benefit (CTI housing benefit under the housing first approach), if the municipality grants the citizen's free choice of housing benefit. It is a condition of the agreement that the employee who is to deliver the housing benefit has the necessary competencies, including having completed a course in the specialised support methods under the housing first approach, and that the service can document this, e.g. with a course certificate. Who: The rules apply to the municipalities and to the day or residential services that deliver time-limited housing benefit to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-790/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-790/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:25:44 +0000What changes: The executive order now also applies to the Faroe Islands. It still does not apply to Greenland. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-732/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-732/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:25:38 +0000What changes: Municipalities must pay a fixed rate of 58,971 DKK (2026 level) to the day or residential service that provides time-limited housing support under section 85 a of the Act on Social Services. The rate for young people's stays in the Danish Prison and Probation Service institutions and in secure residential institutions (crime-prevention rate) has been raised from 1,652,253 DKK (2024 level) to 1,788,762 DKK (2026 level) per year. The Danish Immigration Service also covers the municipality's costs for persons covered by section 42 a, subsection 1, of the Aliens Act. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-812/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-812/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:33:13 +0000What it sets out: The executive order sets out the rules for an application fund, where the Danish Social and Housing Agency can give grants to municipalities for converting nursing homes into local nursing homes or for establishing local nursing homes. Grants are given on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be given for operating local nursing homes. When: The executive order entered into force on 7 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-789/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-789/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:11:35 +0000What it sets out: The Danish Agency for Social and Housing Affairs (Social- og Boligstyrelsen) can provide grants from the application pool for civil society initiatives aimed at older Greenlanders living in Denmark, and the purpose of the pool is to support initiatives for older Greenlanders living in Denmark who experience, or are at risk of experiencing, loneliness and social isolation. When: The executive order entered into force on 21 September 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-855/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-855/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:50:18 +0000What it sets out: The executive order sets out that an EU regulation applies in Denmark. The regulation replaces Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 on maintenance obligations. When: The executive order entered into force on 4 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-858/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-858/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:45:09 +0000What it sets out: The Danish Social Services and Housing Agency (Social- og Boligstyrelsen) can give grants to pilot projects on emergency preparedness for particularly vulnerable groups. The purpose is for civil society organisations and municipalities to develop and test cooperation on emergency preparedness. When: The executive order entered into force on 7 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-861/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-861/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:32:40 +0000What it sets out: The Social and Housing Agency (Social- og Boligstyrelsen) can give grants for further training of staff at partially closed institutions and units for vulnerable children and young people. The funds are shared out according to the number of partially closed places among the qualified applicants. When: The executive order entered into force on 8 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-684/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-684/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:09:27 +0000What it sets out: The Social and Housing Agency can grant funding to projects that strengthen management in elderly care. The applicant must finance half of the project themselves. Who: The fund can be applied for by municipal nursing homes, independent nursing homes, private nursing homes, and municipal and private actors providing personal or practical help in home care. When: The executive order entered into force on 13 August 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-50/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-50/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:03:59 +0000What 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.