Housing allowance for families with children
Housing allowance is support for families with children who need help to pay rent or monthly fees for their housing.
Am I eligible for housing allowance?
You can easily find out whether you can receive housing allowance by using Calculate housing allowance. You can receive housing allowance regardless of whether you own or rent your home.
You can receive housing allowance for families with children if
- you have a child/children living with you
- you pay more than SEK 1 400 a month for your housing
- you live and are registered at the address you are seeking allowance for.
Exceptions from the registration requirement can be made if special circumstances exist. Such exceptions are:
- If you are living in the residence less than one year. Then, you will not normally be registered there, but may nonetheless be eligible to housing allowance.
- If you are at risk of being a victim of crime, stalking or serious harassment and are therefore allowed to remain registered at your old address (referred to as “skyddade personuppgifter” in Swedish).
How do I apply?
1. Prepare digital documents about your housing
You will need to attach copies of documents about your housing when you apply for housing allowance.
2. Gather information about your income
Several different types of income are included when you apply for housing allowance. You will find a lot of the information you need in your latest tax return.
3. Apply for housing allowance
4. Disbursement
If your application is complete, you will receive a decision within no more than 30 days. If any information is missing, we will contact you.
The money is paid out in arrears on the 27th of each month.
If the disbursement date is a Saturday or Sunday, your money will be paid out on Friday.
When will the disbursement appear on My pages (Mina sidor)?
On My pages (Mina sidor), you can see the disbursement under Disbursements (Utbetalningar) 5 bank days before the money arrives.
Special disbursement dates
Special disbursement dates and processing times
5. Notify us if anything changes
It is important that you notify us if your income or your housing situation changes, for example if you stop studying and start working and thereby have a higher income. We can then make sure you receive the right amount of benefit. If you receive too much money, you may be obligated to pay money back later.