Last spring, the municipality of Gislaved was informed by the Swedish Migration Agency that they would prepare to receive 82 people in need of protection from Ukraine.
From May 1 this year, they then rented 17 apartments from the municipal property company.
About 30 people have applied for help and nine people have been assigned places.
- There are three apartments that are inhabited by refugees from Ukraine, the rest are empty.
We get money from the Migration Agency to rent the apartments, but we have other people who could rent them, so it will be a waste, says Anders Holmqvist, who is social manager in Gislaved municipality.
Fewer Ukrainians in the county
- In order to achieve a more even distribution, we will in future prioritize instructions to the municipalities that have so far received few people, says Nadine Sohier, press communicator at the Swedish Migration Agency, who however does not want to be part of an interview.
On the first of July this year, a new law entered into force, which means that the municipalities are responsible for providing housing for people in need of protection from Ukraine.
According to the forecast from the Migration Agency, 1014 people would come to the county, but only between 25-30 percent have arrived here, according to the County Administrative Board.
See more from the empty apartments in Gislaved in the video above.