Landmark agreement with Twin Town signed

A service agreement with Vinabær for specialised residential services in a residential complex at Stuðlaskörð in Hafnarfjörður was signed at the start of the week in the presence of many guests. Prospective residents and their families attended the signing to celebrate this landmark agreement for future accommodation in Skarðshlíð, a new and family-friendly residential area in Hafnarfjörður.

^{Residents sign new service agreement with the City of Hafnarfjörður}

The City Council of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 9 January to enter into an agreement with the Vinabær Operations Company. The aim of the service agreement between the association and the City of Hafnarfjörður is to meet the service needs of the residents and to provide them with the best possible service in specialised accommodation that can be provided at any given time. The individuals currently live at home with their parents and are engaged in both work and sport, in addition to all having completed their secondary school education.. This is a landmark agreement, unprecedented in Iceland, and we on the Hafnarfjörður Town Council are extremely proud of this agreement, the initiative of the residents and their families. I want to thank them especially for their initiative and perseverance. This group of individuals, who know each other well, are now going to set up their own home in Skarðshlíð and receive the appropriate support from their local council. It is wonderful to see this idea become a reality.„ says Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, at the signing of the service agreement.

Vinabær Operating Company is a limited company owned by the residents, whose purpose is to provide services for them. It will be responsible for the construction of the housing at Stuðlaskörður. The company is operated in accordance with Act no. 38/2018 and regulations concerning the affairs of disabled people, such as Regulation no. 370/2016 on housing provisions for disabled people and no. 1054/2010 on services for disabled people in their own homes.