On Monday, the government presented an initiative to stop men's violence against women.

All in all, the budget investments mean that the government over the next three years wants to increase funding for work against men's violence against women, violence in close relationships and honor-related violence to a permanent level of 1.2 billion per year.

- Now we put money behind the words.

As long as a single woman is killed by her husband, boyfriend or ex, we have more to do, said Minister for Gender Equality Märta Stenevi (MP) at a press conference.

She called the initiative a "historic gathering of forces against men's violence against women".

"Make invaluable contributions"

The work against men's violence against women has previously been largely financed with temporary funds, something which, according to Minister for Gender Equality Märta Stenevi, has created uncertainty and meant that the focus has shifted to short-term projects. 

It is now proposed that the on-call operations receive SEK 150 million a year for the time being.

In addition to the permanent state subsidies of the SEK 100 million per year that have already been allocated to the women's shelters, the government wants to provide a supplement of SEK 50 million annually from 2023 onwards.

- The women's and girls' shelters have for a long time carried the work against men violence against women on their shoulders.

They have moved in when the public sector has not taken their responsibility and they make invaluable efforts every day, says Märta Stenevi (MP) at a press conference.

The investment also includes raising the requirements for the quality of sheltered housing. In 2022, the government will submit a proposal on how the quality requirements for sheltered housing will be regulated by law and that a permit from the Swedish Health and Care Inspectorate will be required to conduct the business.