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Court: Elderly can be placed in another municipality

» Updated: 29 July 2024, 18:10

» Published: 29 July 2024

Court: Elderly can be placed in another municipality
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Ystad has been forced to pay 1.5 million in fines since 2021 because older people were not offered special housing in their own municipality. But now a ruling in the highest instance states that it is okay to offer housing in another municipality - as long as the standard of living becomes reasonable, reports Ystads Allehanda.

This is an important ruling for us and also for other municipalities, says Erika Hult, acting social director to the newspaper.

The Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo) has in several cases demanded a special fee because Ystad did not follow the law. Ivo does not think it is reasonable that older people should have to move to another municipality.

Both the Administrative Court and the Administrative Court of Appeal gave Ivo the right, but the Supreme Administrative Court makes a different assessment: a municipality can indeed fulfill its obligation by offering special housing in another municipality.

"The decisive factor is that the individual is ensured a reasonable standard of living through the assistance," writes the Supreme Administrative Court.

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