Asylum seekers and persons covered by the Mass Refugee Directive can choose whether they want to live in one of the Swedish Migration Agency's accommodation or in their own accommodation, with relatives or with private individuals who have chosen to open their homes.
It is called the law on own housing, EBO.
The County Administrative Board in Sörmland now states that many cracked EBOs have arisen now that more and more asylum seekers can no longer live in their own homes.
Something that also happened during the last refugee crisis in 2015, but not to the same extent.
- The difference we can see is that there are very many more in civil society who have chosen to get involved this time.
You live with someone you do not know and then there may be a greater risk that it will not be as long as when you live with friends and family, says Alina Trejner, integration coordinator at the county administrative board in Sörmland.
Children who have started school may move
When you no longer have your own accommodation, you can turn to the Swedish Migration Board, which offers a vacancy where it is located in the country.
- There may be children who may have started school or parents who have been given a part-time job.
Or that you have made friends and acquaintances at the place of stay.
A cracked EBO probably means that you get pulled up from it, says Alina Trejner.
The municipalities also want the Swedish Migration Agency to start procuring their facility housing as soon as possible, which has not yet been done and which would slow down the number of moves where children in particular are involved.
- There is a fear among many to contact the Swedish Migration Board and risk being assigned to another municipality.
Everyone can probably get used to the feeling of having created a safe place and not wanting to leave it, says Alina Trejner.