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Apply for exemption or priority

You can submit a written application to the Housing Committee if you wish to apply for an exemption or priority housing, appeal a termination decision or apply to postpone your move-out date.

The Housing Committee consists of a chair and three elected student representatives, one person nominated by Stockholms studentbostäder and one member elected by SSCO. The Housing Committee meets approximately once a month.

How to apply

  1. Complete the appropriate application form for your case.
  2. Follow the instructions on the form and combine all documents into one PDF in the following order:
    • application form
    • personal statement
    • medical certificate or other supporting documents
    • certificate of registration covering your entire study period, including the current semester
    • transcript of records covering your entire study period
  3. Email the PDF to information@sssb.se and write Housing Committee in the subject line.
  4. Once we have processed your application, you will receive information about the date on which the Housing Committee will make a decision in your case. A maximum of 20 cases are considered at each meeting.
  5. The decision will be sent to you by email within five working days after the meeting.

Exemption and appeal

During your total tenancy period with us, you can be granted an exemption for a maximum of four semesters and a maximum of twelve consecutive months. An exemption is granted only for the semester during which the reasons for the exemption apply.

A granted exemption cannot be withdrawn.

You can apply for an exemption or appeal a decision if you:

  • are unable to meet the study requirements due to significant medical or social circumstances
  • are unable to meet the study requirements for another reason that the Housing Committee considers valid
  • are required to undergo mandatory basic military training
  • are on parental leave for at least two days per study week. This applies up to and including the year in which the child turns four
  • are receiving inpatient care at a hospital or equivalent, or undergoing compulsory care under the Swedish Act on the Care of Abusers, the Swedish Compulsory Mental Care Act, the Swedish Care of Young Persons Act or the Swedish Communicable Diseases Act
  • have been remanded in custody but not convicted
  • are completing an internship related to your studies under the study requirements, but which is not included in your studies

As a tenant, you are responsible for demonstrating that you are entitled to an exemption from the study requirements. The reasons stated in your application must be well documented and supported by relevant official certificates. The certificates must show that you were unable to meet the study requirements due to the reason stated in your application.

Information about which documents you need to attach can be found in the application form.

Priority housing

If you have specific and compelling reasons, you can apply for priority in our housing queue. Priority may primarily be granted for medical or social reasons or due to a disability. Your reasons must be supported by a medical certificate or equivalent documentation.

Pregnancy, overcrowding, homelessness or a long distance to or from your higher education institution are not reasons for being granted priority housing.

If you are granted priority, there is no guarantee that you will receive the type of home you prefer. It may also take several months before a suitable home becomes available.

If you decline a housing offer that you have received through priority, your priority is considered used. You can then register interest in housing as usual through our housing queue.

Information about which documents you need to attach can be found in the application form.

Postponing your move-out date

If your tenancy agreement has been terminated and you have strong, well-documented reasons for postponing your move-out date, you can apply to the Housing Committee to postpone your move-out date.

Information about which documents you need to attach can be found in the application form.