Social- og Boligministeriet

What Social- og Boligministeriet does

Social- og Boligministeriet (the Danish Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing) is a Danish government ministry headquartered at Holmens Kanal 22, 1060 Copenhagen. Founded in its current configuration in 2021, it is responsible for national policy, legislation, and framework conditions across social welfare, family law, and housing. Current leadership is Social Minister Monika Rubin. The ministry's operational domains include children and youth in vulnerable positions (including implementation of Barnets Lov / Child's Law), vulnerable adults, disability services, families, voluntary social efforts, social housing, and — more recently — building and housing legislation. Geographic coverage is national within Denmark, explicitly excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

The ministry does not deliver front-line services directly. It develops policy and legislation executed through Denmark's 98 municipalities and a network of implementing agencies: Social- og Boligstyrelsen (policy implementation), Ankestyrelsen (appeals and complaints), and Familieretshuset (family law cases). It also supervises four advisory councils — Børnerådet, Rådet for Socialt Udsatte, Det Centrale Handicapråd, and Frivilligrådet — and works with the Den Sociale Investeringsfond (DSI), a state-aligned social investment fund using a double-bottom-line approach, and Kofoeds Skole, a social education institution. Its product surface is limited but digital: Tilbudsportalen is a national information portal used by caseworkers to find services and foster families for vulnerable children and adults; SØM (Den Socialøkonomiske Investeringsmodel) is a calculation framework and knowledge database used to model the economic consequences of local social interventions.

As a state entity, Social- og Boligministeriet is funded through Danish parliamentary (Folketinget) budget allocations rather than commercial revenue. No pricing model applies. The ministry communicates with stakeholders through press releases, an email newsletter, and organic social channels on LinkedIn and Instagram. Public reporting and legal acts are organized by year back to 1998 on the ministry's website, indicating long continuity of administrative practice despite the 2021 reconfiguration.

Name

Social- og Boligministeriet

Legal name

Social- og Boligministeriet

Website

https://sm.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Social- og Boligministeriet is the Danish government ministry responsible for national social affairs and housing policy, including child welfare, disability, family law, and social housing. It implements policy through municipalities and agencies such as Social- og Boligstyrelsen, Ankestyrelsen, and Familieretshuset.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Social Affairs and Housing Administration

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• Social affairs policy
• Housing regulation
• Family law administration
• Disability support services
• Child welfare policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Social- og Boligministeriet develops and administers national policy, legislation, and regulatory frameworks for social services, family law, disability support, and social housing in Denmark. The ministry coordinates service delivery through Denmark's 98 municipalities and affiliated agencies (Social- og Boligstyrelsen, Ankestyrelsen, Familieretshuset, Børnerådet) and operates digital tools including Tilbudsportalen (a service directory portal for caseworkers) and SØM (a social investment calculation model). It is funded through the Danish state budget and does not charge for its regulatory and policy services.

Product overview

Social- og Boligministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing) is a Danish government ministry responsible for policy, legislation, and framework conditions across multiple social areas. The ministry's work spans several interconnected domains including: Children and Youth in Vulnerable Positions (covering Child Protection, Barnets Lov/Child's Law, and special support services), Vulnerable Adults (covering substance abuse, mental health difficulties, homelessness, and violence), Disability services, Families (family law, marriage, divorce, custody), Voluntary Social Efforts (support for civil society organizations), and Social Housing. The ministry's portfolio includes digital tools such as Tilbudsportalen, a portal for social service information serving caseworkers nationwide, and SØM (Den Socialøkonomiske Investeringsmodel), a calculation tool for assessing economic impacts of social interventions. The ministry operates alongside affiliated agencies including Social- og Boligstyrelsen, Ankestyrelsen, Familieretshuset, Børnerådet, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tilbudsportalen

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AnkestyrelsencoreOthersAnkestyrelsen is an independent agency that handles complaints and appeals related to social matters, pension cases, and family law decisions. It operates under the supervision of Social- og Boligministeriet.
• Social- og BoligstyrelsencoreOthersSocial- og Boligstyrelsen is the primary implementing agency for social policy, responsible for developing and managing social services, disability support, and housing programs on behalf of the ministry.
• FamilieretshusetcoreOthersFamilieretshuset handles family law cases including marriage, divorce, custody, and inheritance matters under the ministry's policy framework.
• BørnerådetcoreOthersBørnerådet (The Danish Council for Children's Rights)advises on matters concerning children and young people, advocating for children's rights and welfare in policy development.
• Den Sociale Investeringsfond (DSI)coreOthersDen Sociale Investeringsfond (DSI) - The Social Investment Fund was established to develop and invest in social interventions that create both human and economic results, operating with a double bottom line approach.
• Rådet for Socialt UdsatteminorOthersRådet for Socialt Udsatte (Council for Socially Vulnerable)advises on policies concerning socially marginalized groups and homelessness.
• Det Centrale HandicaprådminorOthersDet Centrale Handicapråd (The Central Disability Council) provides advice and recommendations on disability policy matters.
• FrivilligrådetminorOthersFrivilligrådet (The Volunteer Council)advises on matters related to volunteer social work and supports the voluntary sector.
• Kofoeds SkoleminorOthersKofoeds Skole is a social educational institution providing training and support for vulnerable individuals, operating in collaboration with the ministry's social welfare initiatives.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Socialdepartementet (Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden): Sweden's national ministry responsible for social welfare, health, and family policy. Directly comparable as a Nordic welfare-state ministry covering overlapping social-services, family law, and vulnerable-population mandates, though it also subsumes health policy which Denmark's ministry separates.
• Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS, Germany): Germany's federal ministry for labour and social affairs. Comparable in national social-welfare policy and benefits administration mandate, though it is a larger federal structure with a stronger labour-market focus than Denmark's social-and-housing portfolio.
• Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (SZW, Netherlands): Dutch ministry for Social Affairs and Employment. Comparable in administering national welfare, disability, and social-services policy in a European welfare state; broader in scope due to labour-market integration mandate.
• Department for Work and Pensions (DWP, UK): UK's national department administering welfare, pensions, and disability benefits. Comparable as a centralized welfare-state administrator with a similar benefits-delivery and appeals infrastructure model, though operating in a different welfare-state tradition.

Direct peers

• Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet (Norway): Norway's Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, responsible for welfare, social services, and inclusion policy. Highly comparable in mandate scope, Nordic welfare model, and integrated social-services administration structure to Social- og Boligministeriet.
• Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland): Finland's ministry covering social welfare, health, and social services. Comparable in Nordic welfare-state context, with similarly consolidated social-policy authority and cross-sectoral coordination responsibilities.
• Social- og Boligstyrelsen: Denmark's primary implementing agency for social and housing policy, operating under Social- og Boligministeriet. While technically subordinate, it is the operational counterpart that translates ministry policy into services—useful as a functional peer for understanding execution capacity.

Others

• Nordisk Ministerråd (Nordic Council of Ministers): Inter-governmental cooperation body for Nordic countries covering welfare, social policy, and housing among other areas. Relevant as a coordinating forum in which Social- og Boligministeriet participates and from which policy frameworks and benchmarking signals are derived.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xlinkedin.com/company/social-og-%C3%A6ldreministeriet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/social-og-boligministeriet
• Instagraminstagram.com/socialboligministeriet

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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