Living conditions for younger and elderly

The plan's key commitment is that welfare shall cover everyone who lives in the country and that people who have fled shall be able to live on the same secure conditions as others. That persons under 20 are left without study support and financial assistance, and the elderly without elder care support, contradicts this, and the plan specifically points out older immigrants as a group that is hit by low incomes. The counter-proposal's requirement for additional measures for these age groups therefore follows from the plan.

• welfare for everyone who lives heredecisive»Att välfärden omfattar alla som bor i vårt land har länge varit en viktig del i det som gjort Sverige till ett tryggt och jämlikt land.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That welfare covers everyone who lives in our country has long been an important part of what has made Sweden a safe and equal country.”
• same secure conditions as others»och leva på samma trygga villkor som andra« (party programme ↗)“and live on the same secure conditions as others”
• equal rights regardless of employment status»Barn, sjuka och arbetslösa måste självklart ha samma rätt som arbetande människor att ha goda liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children, the sick, and the unemployed must of course have the same right as working people to have good lives.”
• poor elderly immigrant women»De låga pensionerna är också en jämställdhetsfråga och rättvisefråga – en stor andel av fattigpensionärerna är kvinnor och invandrade.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Low pensions are also a question of equality and justice – a large proportion of poor pensioners are women and immigrants.”

The party programme promises a safe haven for people forced to flee and states that good economic protection when earned income is lacking is fundamental. The counter-proposal wants measures for those under 20 and over 66 who completely fall outside establishment initiatives and thus stand without study support and elderly care respectively. The plan's demands for equivalent access to welfare and children's right to a safe childhood argue that such measures are taken.

• safe haven for refugeesdecisive»Sverige ska erbjuda en trygg fristad åt människor som tvingas fly från förföljelse och våld.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall offer a safe haven for people forced to flee from persecution and violence.”
• economic protection when income is lost»Ett gott ekonomiskt skydd när den egna förvärvsinkomsten faller bort är grundläggande« (party programme ↗)“Good economic protection when earned income is lacking is fundamental”
• children's right to safe childhood»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children shall have the right to a safe childhood in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
• equivalent access to welfare»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country shall have equivalent access to school, healthcare and care.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's commitment is that those who have protection needs shall be welcomed and given opportunity to establish themselves, and that establishment measures shall rather be extended and strengthened than limited. Leaving persons under 20 without study support and persons over 66 without elderly support conflicts with the principle that no child shall grow up in poverty and no elderly person shall lack income to live on. The plan therefore supports the requirement for additional measures for these age groups.

• no poverty among children and elderlydecisive»I det nya gröna folkhemmet ska inte ett enda barn växa upp i fattigdom, inte en enda äldre stå utan en pension som går att leva på, och ingen tvingas jobba trots att man är sjuk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the new green people's home no single child shall grow up in poverty, not a single elderly person shall lack a pension to live on, and no one shall be forced to work despite being ill.”
• extended settlement measures»förlänga etableringsprogrammet för nyanlända till minst fyra år för att skapa bättre förutsättningar för etablering, så att fler kommer i arbete snabbare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“extend the settlement programme for newly arrived to at least four years to create better conditions for settlement, so that more enter employment faster.”
• settlement for those needing protection»Den som har rätt till asyl ska välkomnas och ges möjlighet att etablera sig i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who have the right to asylum shall be welcomed and given opportunity to establish themselves in Sweden.”
• no one shall fall through the safety net»Alla har rätt till grundläggande ekonomisk trygghet. Samhällets skyddsnät måste förbättras så att ingen faller igenom.« (party programme ↗)“All have the right to basic economic security. Society's safety net must be improved so that no one falls through.”

The party programme establishes that basic security shall be so comprehensive that no one is allowed to fall through the safety nets and that basic needs such as food, clothing, housing and care are a shared responsibility. People under 20 and over 66 with temporary protection cannot qualify through the labour market, and leaving them without study support or subsistence support conflicts with this commitment and with the line on generous and humane refugee policy. The plan's requirement for qualification is mainly aimed at working-age newly arrived.

• comprehensive basic securitydecisive»Den grundläggande tryggheten måste vara så heltäckande att ingen tillåts falla igenom skyddsnäten« (party programme ↗)“Basic security must be so comprehensive that no one is allowed to fall through the safety nets”
• shared responsibility for basic needs»Människor har en rad grundläggande behov: mat, kläder, boende och vård.« (party programme ↗)“People have a range of basic needs: food, clothing, housing and care.”
• generous and humane refugee policy»Centerpartiet strävar efter öppna gränser, fri rörlighet samt en generös och human flykting- och invandringspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“Centerpartiet strives for open borders, free movement and a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy.”
• qualification to security systems»Nyanlända bör kvalificera sig in i trygghetssystemen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Newly arrived should qualify into the security systems.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme establishes that everyone has the right to a basic economic standard and that introduction to the new country is crucial, while the election manifesto promises protection for those fleeing war. That younger persons are left without student support and older persons without income support contradicts the social-liberal basic idea, which is why additional measures for these groups are supported. However, the plan does not address persons with temporary protection, so the assessment is derived and uncertain.

• basic economic standarddecisive»Alla har rätt till en grundläggande ekonomisk standard.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to a basic economic standard.”
• protection for war refugees»Människor som flyr krig och förföljelse ska få skydd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People fleeing war and persecution shall receive protection.”
• introduction for newcomers»Att underlätta introduktionen i det nya landet är avgörande« (party programme ↗)“Facilitating introduction to the new country is crucial”
• life chances regardless of borders»Arbetet för varje människas rätt till goda livschanser stannar inte vid det egna landets gränser.« (party programme ↗)“Work for every person's right to good life chances does not stop at their own country's borders.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that the child perspective shall always be present in migration matters, that young people have the right to good growing-up conditions and that all shall be able to age with dignity. The groups the counter-proposal points out fall entirely outside both integration efforts and basic subsistence support. Measures for their living conditions therefore follow from the plan's principles, although the election manifesto's requirement for strict migration pulls in the opposite direction.

• child perspective in migration mattersdecisive»Barnperspektivet ska alltid finnas med i migrations« (party programme ↗)“The child perspective shall always be present in migration”
• good growing-up conditions»en förutsättning för frigörelseprocessen och identitetsskapandet. Ungdomar har rätt till goda uppväxtvillkor« (party programme ↗)“a prerequisite for the liberation process and identity creation. Young people have the right to good growing-up conditions”
• dignified ageing»Alla medborgare ska kunna åldras med värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“All citizens shall be able to age with dignity.”
• strict migration policy»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict migration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly states that entry to welfare shall be based on qualification: newcomers shall qualify for benefits through their own work and education or through permanent and lawful residence, and benefits shall require full-time activity. The counter-proposal, by contrast, demands that more benefits, such as student support, economic assistance and elderly care support, be made available to groups with temporary protection without such qualification. This is in direct conflict with the plan's commitment. Therefore the demand is rejected.

• qualification to welfaredecisive»Införa kvalificering till välfärden för nyanlända genom eget arbete eller genom permanent och laglig bosättning i landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce qualification to welfare for newcomers through their own work or through permanent and lawful residence in the country”
• benefits after work»Se till att den som invandrat kvalificerar sig till olika välfärdsförmåner genom arbete och utbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that those who have immigrated qualify for various welfare benefits through work and education”
• gradual qualification»På samma sätt ska vägen in i det svenska välfärdssystemet bygga på kvalificering och vara stegvis.« (party programme ↗)“In the same way, entry to the Swedish welfare system shall be based on qualification and be gradual.”
• requirements for benefits»Ställa krav på heltidsaktiviteter för att få bidrag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Require full-time activities to receive benefits”

The plan requires that non-citizens' rights to welfare be limited and that the threshold for access to tax-financed welfare be raised, with rights growing in tandem with language, work, and citizenship. The counter-proposal demands the opposite — additional benefits for persons with temporary protection status who stand outside establishment initiatives, including study support and elderly care support. The plan also wants to review elderly care support and the exemptions for newly arrived persons, which means it speaks against the demand.

• limit non-citizens' welfare accessdecisive»Sociala attraktionsfaktorer som exempelvis bidragssystem behöver ses över för att begränsa icke-medborgares rätt till välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social attractors such as benefit systems need to be reviewed to limit non-citizens' rights to welfare.”
• raised threshold to welfare»Skärpa villkoren för medborgarskap och höja tröskeln för att ta del av skattefinansierad välfärd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten the terms for citizenship and raise the threshold for access to tax-financed welfare”
• review elderly care support»Därför behöver undantagen inom garantipensionen för de som nyligen kommit till Sverige ses över samt äldreförsörjningsstödet för att skapa lika förutsättningar till pension för dem som bor i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore, the exemptions within the guarantee pension for those who have recently arrived in Sweden need to be reviewed, as well as elderly care support, to create equal pension conditions for those living in Sweden.”
• demand-based welfare access»Utforma en kravbaserad integrationspolitik som ger rättigheter till välfärden i takt med språkinlärning, arbete och slutligen medborgarskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Design a demand-based integration policy that grants welfare rights in tandem with language learning, work, and finally citizenship”