Social Affairs and Employment Committee on 26 October 2026

Social Affairs and Employment Committee to consider DKK 8.7 million for six supported housing units at Østervang

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On Monday 26 October 2026, the Social Affairs and Employment Committee is to consider the proposal to establish six new supported housing units at Forsorgshjemmet Østervang in Tranbjerg for DKK 8.7 million. The case was referred here after the City Council meeting on 7 October 2026, where neighbour safety and housing needs for homeless people were central.

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Document date: 26. oktober 2026
Section: Committees
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Source: Aarhus Municipality meeting documents — Social Affairs and Employment Committee on 26 October 2026 · item 3 (agenda + signed transcript + proposal + note + annexes) ↗

Summary

What it means for you

If the committee (udvalg) backs the proposal, six new flats for socially vulnerable and homeless people could be added at Østervang, which already has 24 supported housing units. Neighbours in the area have raised safety concerns in the city council (byråd), while the administration highlights Housing First and affordable housing with support. The homes are expected to be ready in mid-2027.

Background

Technical and Environmental Affairs and Social Affairs and Employment propose granting a capital expenditure appropriation of DKK 8.7 million for the conversion and relocation of service areas. There are already 24 supported housing units in addition to the ordinary care-home places. Ten care places (§110) have previously been closed, making room for both new homes and an internal reshuffle of service areas. After the conversion, the care home will have 44 care places and 30 supported housing units.

The homes will be established in block A as self-contained flats of 30–40 m². The service areas will move to the first floor of block C. The Municipal Executive recommended on 23 June 2026 that the City Council approve the proposal; the City Council withdrew the case on 26 August and referred it on 7 October to the Social Affairs and Employment Committee.

Figures and facts

Capital appropriation: DKK 8.7 million for six supported housing units and relocation of service areas (Annex — Proposal)
State subsidy: DKK 2.55 million; municipal funds: DKK 2.55 million from Skæve Boliger and DKK 2.8 million from energy renovation; loan from Kommunekredit: DKK 0.8 million (Annex — Proposal)
Appropriations available for allocation: DKK 0.8 million in 2026 and DKK 7.9 million in 2027 (Agenda — Six new supported housing units at Forsorgshjemmet Østervang)
Rent: DKK 2,700–3,400 per month plus approx. DKK 330 for utilities; commissioning mid-2027 (Annex — Proposal)
After construction, DKK 7.7 million remains in MSB’s energy renovation pool (Annex — Note MSB 21.10.2026)

Who said what

At the City Council on 7 October 2026, several parties described both housing need and neighbour concerns. Matilde Dueholm (S) said there are problems around Østervang, and that neighbours report drug dealing, break-ins and insecurity for children in the local area (translated from Danish) (Annex — City council debate 07.10.2026).

Nanna Lippert Troelsen (SF) called the case difficult, because citizens with legitimate needs are on both sides: those who do not fit into conventional homes, and those who should feel safe in everyday life (translated from Danish). Gert Bjerregaard (V) referred to budget text on both support for residents around Østervang and the neighbours’ situation. Jeppe Ulrich Lomholt (EL) had met the neighbours and stressed that residents today live next to an institution with short-term stays. Mahad Yussuf (RV) and Michael Christensen (LA) also pointed to the broader safety debate, while the proposal specifically concerns the six homes (Annex — City council debate 07.10.2026).

Nanna Lippert (SF) asked about the energy renovation pool; the administration replies that after the project DKK 7.7 million remains in MSB’s pool (Annex — Note MSB 21.10.2026).

What happens next

The Social Affairs and Employment Committee will consider the proposal on Monday 26 October 2026. The proposal recommends capital appropriations, state subsidy, borrowing and release of appropriations available for allocation in 2026 and 2027. Technical and Environmental Affairs, Aarhus Ejendomme, is the developer; the homes are expected to be ready in mid-2027, the service areas by end-2027.

Sources

Other annexes

Transcript

Transcript of the council debate with speakers named, from the official signed record.

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