SVT Nyheter Blekinge has in several reports examined how Folkets Husföreningen Panncentralen has handled municipal and state grants - information that the association has so far refused to report in detail.

But in connection with the culture and leisure committee as a result of SVT's revelation recently demanded documentation and verifications from the association, the documents were handed out.

It states, among other things, that the government grants that were distributed in two separate projects after the summer of 2020, which were to be used for work against segregation, were in principle used exclusively to pay salaries and fees to staff but also to board members who did not work on the projects.

98 percent went to salaries

The two projects were granted a total of SEK 355,000 and the final reports submitted show that several of the proposed projects failed due to the corona situation.

The costs for fees and salaries in the two examples landed together at SEK 347,017, according to the documentation submitted to the culture and leisure committee.

This corresponds to 98 percent of the entire payment.

Elina Gustafsson (S), chair of the Culture and Leisure Committee, took part in the documentation during the week.

- I feel that we did exactly the right thing to do an extended review in general, we have had every reason to do so.

There are things in the documents that I question but do not want to go into detail, before I have discussed with the working committee, she says.

Used for garbage collection

In addition, SVT's review of the data submitted by Panncentralen shows that SEK 29,000 has been used to cover unused holiday for staff.

Money has also ended up with the Enforcement Officer, as a person with a connection to the association is subject to foreclosure.

In addition to wage costs, the subsidy against segregation must also have been used for rent and operation, such as electricity bills, internet and waste collection.

- We have operating grants that the board can pay out to associations that will support this type of expenditure.

This type of project grant is something else, says Elina Gustafsson.

Girl project ended prematurely

One of the projects - Girl2020 - could only be held on five occasions before the restrictions were tightened.

Eight people were paid and a leader at Panncentralen picked up an advance of just over SEK 8,000 on November 30 - when the girls' project was already stopped by the pandemic.

Chairman of the accounts

Ivar Wenster was elected chairman of the board of Mellanstadens Folkets hus och park at Panncentralen three weeks ago and has read the documents.

- In general, we probably think that we have submitted quite sensible accounts of how the money has been used.

That 98 percent of the grant has been used for salaries, what do you think about it?

- It's about meetings between people, so it is probably quite reasonable that money goes to salaries in an integration project.

Shouldn't the money go to activities and doing activities?

- We have salaries for people to be able to work with business, says Ivar Wenster.

May have to pay back

The documents will now be examined, after which the board will decide whether the association will be liable for repayment.

- If there are expenses that are not linked to the projects, we will comment on it, says the committee's second vice chairman Sophia Ahlin (M).

She shares the view that the extended review was necessary.

- We saw quite early that there were ambiguities and then it is obvious that we have to look at it carefully, she says.