Housing for disabled individuals
Description of the action and objectives
Green Deal action
Housing for disabled people will be reviewed in the Housing Development Plan. Housing for disabled people means housing resources as defined by Regulation No. 370/2016 on Housing Resources for Disabled People, cf. the third paragraph of Article 9 of Act No 38/2018 on Services for Disabled People with Long-Term Support Needs. This refers to residential housing that has been made accessible for specific use or specifically defined for a specific group of disabled people.
Implementation period
Planned completion in the second half of 2022
Status report on January 1, 2024
Action completed. The City Executive Council approved a revised 2017 plan for housing for disabled people on August 11, 2022. The revised plan extends to 2028, involving 20 apartment complexes with 120 apartments, and two mobile housing teams offering support to 48 individuals, totaling 168 apartments with staff facilities. The total cost until 2028 is estimated at 3,688 million kr. at 2022 prices, inclusive of initial costs.
Older status reports
| Timing | Progress description | |
| July 2023 | On August 11, 2022, the City Executive Council approved an updated plan, in addition to the 2017 plan, for the reconstruction of housing for disabled people. The revised plan extends until 2028 and involves 20 apartment complexes with 120 dwellings, along with two mobile housing units that would provide support for 148 individuals. Altogether, these total 168 dwellings along with staff support. The total cost until 2028 is estimated at 3,688 million kr. at 2022 prices, inclusive of initial costs. The City Executive Council's resolution is based upon the work of a working group appointed by the Mayor's mandate on March 28, 2022, which delivered its findings in May of the same year. Following the review by the Department of Finance & Risk Management, the working group's recommendations were presented to the City Executive Council in August and approved as noted above. | |
| July 2022 | A working group from the Dept. of Welfare, Dept. of Environment & Planning, and Félagsbústaðir Social Housing finished revising the housing development for disabled people. The plan is in addition to the existing plan from 2017 and extends to 2028. It involves 20 residential cores with 120 apartments and two movable housing teams that would provide support for 48 individuals, a total of 168 apartments along with staff facilities. The total cost until 2028 is estimated at 3,688 million kr. at 2022 prices, inclusive of initial costs. In addition to the revised plan, the group proposed establishing a consultation group from the Dept of Welfare, Dept. of Environment & Planning, the Office of the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer, and Félagsbústaðir to decide the location of housing for disabled people and define construction sites. The group is expected to start working in the fall of 2022. |
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- 1. Responsible financial management | Green Deal The City's Financial Policy is based on sustainability, stability, predictability, and transparency.
- 2. Dense and mixed development | Green Deal Denser, mixed housing with neighborhood sustainability at its core.
- 3. New employment opportunities of the future | Green Deal Future job opportunities will be based on knowledge, innovation, and sustainability.
- 4. A favorable environment for business and innovation | Green Deal The goals of Reykjavík City in the development of new industrial areas for businesses until 2030 are efficient land use, diverse economy, and industrial zones for companies of all types and sizes.