The Kymmendö model – a new housing model to overcome structural homelessness

Today, large groups of households have difficulties entering the regular Swedish housing market, not least in the big cities. High housing prices, a reduced number of rental properties and difficulties in meeting the costs of new production, are some factors that are singled out as complicating. These factors particularly affect socioeconomically weak households and people without sufficient queue time.
Stockholm City Mission has recently acquired a property - Kymmendö 4 - with the aim of developing a scalable model for affordable housing in new construction. The plan is to apply differentiated rent and needs-oriented selection criteria. Hopefully the project will set a good example and inspire other actors to contribute to a more socially sustainable housing supply.

In this project, the Kymmendö model is studied and evaluated by researchers at KTH in five sub-studies.

(1) How is the real estate- and socio-economic profitability, and how are the results perceived by other property investors.

(2) How does the housing and living situation develop for the tenants, compared to a control group.

(3) How could the project be scaled up nationally, based on the total need for affordable housing and potential financing solutions.

(4) How well does the method for distributing leases work in an international comparison.

(5) How is the project received by neighbors and other stakeholders in the immediate area.

Project name: The Kymmendö model – a new housing model to overcome structural homelessness
Project manager: Docent Han-Suck Song, FoB
Participating organisation: Stockholm Stadsmission
Project period: 20230901-20260831
Funding: Formas

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