Homeless people who lack social problems, such as abuse or mental illness - so-called "structurally homeless" - are becoming more common in Swedish big cities. Homeless people from big cities are moving into properties in smaller municipalities known as "sanitary inconveniences" - where tenants testify to a lack of heat and water.

Assignment review has in two reports examined homelessness in Sweden.

- I am very badly affected by the horrible situations these people have ended up in. I think it is unacceptable. We must have the opportunity in Sweden, in the rich country we are, to actually ensure that all people have a reasonable housing situation, says Housing Minister Per Bolund.

He highlights investment support, where the state goes in with money to get more rental apartments with lower rent, as a measure to help people get a home.

- There are already 30,000 apartments out there and now many more will be released, where we ensure that some of the apartments are targeted to those in greatest need.

"People who have an acute housing situation"

But he says they also need to look at other measures.

- Can we work with rental guarantees where the state then enters and takes part of the risk? Then, for example, if you have a payment note, you can still be a secure tenant and get a contract, he says and continues:

- We also need to work on pre-trips today, I think. These are people who have an acute housing situation.

It sounds good, but what is happening now is an acute problem. What happens is that the big city municipalities send these problems to smaller, already under pressure municipalities. How are you going to solve it?

- It's unacceptable. I do not think that it is the responsibility of the municipalities that themselves do not take care of their problems and actually provide housing to their citizens.

So what do you do?

- The municipalities have a wider toolbox than just the social service. You have, for example, public utility. You have a housing agency. Then you have to use those tools as well.

But we can see that it does not work.

- I think we can help. It is my clear message to the municipalities that we are prepared to do our part on the part of the state.