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Information about accommodation for those who have applied for international protection (asylum).

Once you have applied for international protection (asylum), you will be assigned a place at one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s accommodations. If you do not live in our accommodation, you will not receive any daily allowance or special grant from us. Exceptions can be made if you live with your immediate family who already reside in Sweden, or if other exceptional grounds exist.

If you do not live in the Swedish Migration Agency’s accommodation, you must notify us of your residential address. If you fail to do so, your application for international protection may be withdrawn.

If you do not live in one of the Swedish Migration Agency’s accommodations, you must notify us of your address. Use the form:

Adressanmälan eller adressändring [Notification of address or change of address] (Mot93, only in Swedish) pdf, 568.9 kB.

1. Personal details

Fill in the names, phone numbers, and case numbers of all the people who are moving to the new address, including children.

2. Registered/New address

c/o:
Enter the name of the person whose name is on the door of the residence/postbox. If your own name is on the door/postbox, you do not need to provide a c/o.

Street address:
Enter the name of the street on which the residence is located.

Apartment number:
If you live in an apartment, please specify the apartment number of the apartment, which consists of four digits. You can find the apartment number in the entrance of the building, on the door to your residence, on the postbox, or on your contract.

Postal code and town/city:
Postal code and town/city.

The address is valid from (enter the year, month and day):
Please indicate the date from which your new address applies; enter the year, month, and day.

3. Other information

Here you can provide information of which you think the Swedish Migration Agency should be aware.

4. Signature

If the change of address applies to more than one adult, the form must be signed by all persons over 18 years of age.

Submit or send the form to your Unit for Reception.

You can find the addresses of the Swedish Migration Agency’s Units for Reception on the contact details page:

Postal addresses

You cannot choose at which of the Swedish Migration Agency’s accommodations you will live; you must be prepared to be allocated a place in a location with available accommodation. You may also need to move to a new accommodation while you wait for a decision, in order to make room for someone else.

The accommodation often consists of a room that is shared with others. Families are always given their own room. Single people will share a room with others of the same sex.

If you are in a particularly vulnerable situation, you may be entitled to accommodation that is adapted to your needs. This may apply, for example, if you have a disability, suffer from physical or mental illness, or are LGBTQI, pregnant or elderly. If you have special needs regarding your living situation, talk to your Unit for Reception as soon as possible.

Everyone living in the accommodation should feel safe. It is important that everyone respects and shows consideration for each other, regardless of religion, gender, culture, or sexual orientation, and regardless of whether they are women or men. Alcohol and drugs are completely prohibited in the Swedish Migration Agency’s accommodations.

All forms of violence are forbidden, punishable under Swedish law, and will be reported to the police. This applies both outside and within the family. Violence must not be used to raise children or against anyone else in the family.

If you are subjected to threats, violence or abusive treatment, you should notify the police. Call 114 14, or, if the matter is urgent, 112. It is also important that you talk to the staff at the accommodation or at your Unit for Reception.

Help for those who are living with domestic violence

If you have an income or your own assets, you must pay for your accommodation, as well as for any food provided at the accommodation. If you don’t have any money, you don’t have to pay anything.

How much you pay for the accommodation depends on whether food is served at the accommodation. If you are a family, the cost is determined by the number of family members.

Married and cohabiting partners have a responsibility to provide for their partner if the partner has no money of their own. Parents are responsible for their children’s financial support. If only one partner has an income, they pay for the entire family’s accommodation and any food. If your family's income changes, you have an obligation to inform your Unit for Reception.

If it appears that you have made money without telling the Swedish Migration Agency, we can decide that you should pay for rent and possibly food retroactively, that is, for a period of time that has already passed.

Accommodation fee

Adults: SEK 2,100 per person per month.

Children: SEK 1,050 per child per month. You only have to pay for up to two children, even if there are more than two children in your family.

Fee for food, when meals are included

In some accommodations, meals are served in a shared dining area. If you live in an accommodation where food is provided, you must pay for the food every month, even if you sometimes choose not to eat the food that is served.

If food is served at the accommodation, then in addition to the cost of your accommodation, you must pay (per person and month):

  • Single adult: SEK 1,410
  • Cohabiting and married couples who live together: SEK 1,260
  • Children up to 3 years of age: SEK 750
  • Children aged 4 to 10: SEK 930
  • Children aged 11 to 17: 1,140 SEK
  • Young adults aged 18–20 who live with their parents: SEK 1,260.

You must pay for the cost of food for all children in the family.

Exemptions from fees

In some cases, you do not have to pay for food and accommodation. This applies when the money you have left after you have paid for food and accommodation falls below a certain limit, the national standard for income support. Please tell your Unit for Reception about your financial situation. They will then help you figure out whether or not you need to pay for your accommodation and food.

Here you can read about how the national standard for income support is calculated (only in Swedish) External link.

The Swedish Migration Agency offers you accommodation while you are waiting for a decision. When you receive a decision about your application for international protection, this may lead to the termination of your right to accommodation, or mean that you must move to a return centre.

Read about what happens after you have received a decision

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