Investigation into a merged security system

The plan requires humane sickness insurance and an end to de-insuring the sick, and that one can rely on compensation without having to exhaust oneself fighting the authorities. The counter-proposal's requirement for an investigation into a merged security system targets precisely the limbo situation that arises when different authorities assess work capacity differently. The party programme's requirement for universal and comprehensive social insurance speaks to filling that gap.

• end to de-insuringdecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill se en mänsklig sjukförsäkring och ett slut på utförsäkrandet av sjuka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see humane sickness insurance and an end to de-insuring the sick.”
• security without fighting bureaucracy»När du blir sjuk eller föder barn ska du kunna lita på att få ersättning från Försäkringskassan utan att behöva stånga dig blodig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When you become sick or give birth you should be able to rely on receiving compensation from the Insurance Agency without having to fight the system.”
• universal and comprehensive insurance»Att socialförsäkringarna är allmänna och heltäckande gör dem« (party programme ↗)“That social insurance is universal and comprehensive makes them”
• strong insurance throughout life»Vi vill se starka försäkringar som skapar trygghet för var och en under« (party programme ↗)“We want to see strong insurance that creates security for everyone under”

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 election manifesto commits to secure insurance based on duty and right and greater economic security also in case of illness, and the party programme requires that insurance systems are adapted to a labour market where people move between different situations. To investigate a unified security system to prevent people from being caught in limbo between bureaucratic assessments is an application of this. The plan does not take a position on the organisation of authorities, so the conclusion is derived.

• secure social insurancedecisive»Sverige ska ha trygga försäkringar byggda på tan ken om plikt och rätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall have secure insurance based on the idea of duty and right.”
• adapted insurance systems»Försäkringssystemen måste avpassas för en arbetsmarknad« (party programme ↗)“Insurance systems must be adapted for a labour market”
• security in illness»Också vid sjukdom är det nödvändigt med större ekonomisk trygghet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Also in case of illness, greater economic security is necessary.”
• protection upon loss of income»Ett gott ekonomiskt skydd när den egna förvärvsinkomsten faller bort är grundläggande« (party programme ↗)“Good economic protection when one's own earned income falls away is fundamental”

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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 explicitly wants to see a unified general insurance covering both illness and unemployment, administered by one agency according to the principle One Door In, precisely so that people are not passed around between agencies. The counter-proposal's investigation of a unified social protection system is the same commitment. The election manifesto repeats the demand that people shall not be passed around between agencies when they need society's support.

• unified illness and unemployment insurancedecisive»Vi vill se en samlad allmän försäkring som gäller vid både sjukdom och arbetslöshet, med harmoniserade villkor så långt som det är möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a unified general insurance covering both illness and unemployment, with harmonized conditions as far as possible.”
• one agency, one door in»För att undvika att individer med en sammansatt problembild bollas runt mellan många olika myndigheter ska den samlade försäkringen administreras av en myndighet enligt principen ”En dörr in”.« (party programme ↗)“To prevent individuals with complex needs from being passed around between many different agencies, the unified insurance shall be administered by one agency according to the principle "One Door In".”
• no one passed around between agencies»förändra sjukförsäkringen så den ger bättre trygghet vid sjukskrivning och se till att människor inte bollas mellan myndigheter när de behöver samhällets stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“change sick leave insurance so it provides better security during absence due to illness and ensure that people are not passed around between agencies when they need society's support.”
• collective work-life security»Vi verkar för en gemensam arbetslivstrygghet för människor i yrkesverksam ålder.« (party programme ↗)“We work for collective work-life security for people of working age.”

The party programme requires that basic security is so comprehensive that no one is allowed to fall through the safety nets, and the election manifesto wants to shorten lead times in government operations. The counter-proposal's rationale, that people end up in limbo when different authorities assess work capacity differently, hits exactly that gap. The plan defines unemployment insurance as its own transition insurance, which makes support for a merger weakly justified; an investigation of the question nonetheless lies closer to the plan than a rejection.

• no one falls through the safety netsdecisive»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”
• shorter processing times»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lead times for processing and government operations in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to legal counsel improved.”
• unemployment insurance as transition insurance»Arbetslöshetsförsäkringen ska vara en allmän och tydlig omställningsförsäkring.« (party programme ↗)“Unemployment insurance shall be a general and clear transition insurance.”

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 retains unemployment and sickness insurance as two different insurances with different constructions: the unemployment fund general, state-run and phased out, sickness insurance linked to rehabilitation. The answer to the authorities assessing differently is according to the plan that the Employment Agency, the Social Insurance Agency and social services become better in their support, not that the insurances are merged under one authority. The plan also has its own answer to the qualification problems: an income condition.

• better support within existing authoritiesdecisive»Arbetsförmedlingen, Försäkringskassan och socialtjänsten ska bli bättre i sitt stöd men också tydligare i förväntningen på att alla som kan ska försörja sig själva.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Employment Agency, the Social Insurance Agency and social services shall become better in their support but also clearer in the expectation that everyone who can shall support themselves.”
• general state-run unemployment insurance»Arbetslöshetsförsäkringen ska vara allmän och statlig.« (party programme ↗)“Unemployment insurance shall be general and state-run.”
• sickness insurance with rehabilitation»Sjukförsäkringen ska ge ekonomisk trygghet vid både kortvarig och kronisk sjukdom, och ska vara« (party programme ↗)“Sickness insurance shall give economic security in both short-term and chronic illness, and shall be”
• income condition in unemployment insurance»arbetslöshetsförsäkringen ersättas med ett inkomstvillkor.« (party programme ↗)“unemployment insurance shall be replaced with an income condition.”

The plan sees clear connections between social insurance, health care, occupational rehabilitation and social services and wants financial and organizational coordination to occur between these services so that resources are used effectively. An investigation into a merged security system tests precisely that coordination, and the plan also requires reasonable security in both illness and unemployment. The requirement is supported.

• coordination between security systemsdecisive»Det finns tydliga samband mellan kostnaderna för« (party programme ↗)“There are clear connections between the costs of”
• security in life's stages»en rimlig trygghet vid sjukdom, arbetslöshet, arbetsskada och pension.« (party programme ↗)“reasonable security in illness, unemployment, work injury and pension.”
• mandatory unemployment insurance»en allmän obligatorisk arbetslöshetsförsäkring finnas« (party programme ↗)“a universal mandatory unemployment insurance exist”
• benefits shall stimulate return»Nivåerna på ersättningarna ska utformas så att den enskilde stimuleras att delta i åtgärder« (party programme ↗)“Benefit levels shall be designed so that the individual is stimulated to participate in measures”

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 promises a major welfare reform to break exclusion and sees welfare systems as something that should be characterized by clearer insurance principles. Investigating a consolidated security system lies within such a comprehensive reassessment of welfare and insurance systems. The plan, however, requires that the work line and benefit ceiling should carry the reform, which the counter-proposal says nothing about.

• major welfare reformdecisive»Genomföra en stor bidragsreform för att bryta utanförskapet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a major welfare reform to break exclusion”
• safer welfare society»Vårt mål är ett välfärdssamhälle som ger oss större trygghet« (party programme ↗)“Our goal is a welfare society that gives us greater security”
• benefit ceiling as condition»Införa ett bidragstak så att de samlade bidragen aldrig kan bli högre än lönen från ett arbete« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a benefit ceiling so that total benefits can never exceed wages from work”

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 wants to nationalize the unemployment insurance fund and let the Social Insurance Agency administer unemployment insurance, that is the same agency as disability insurance, and work for a more coordinated system between agencies so that individuals do not fall through the cracks. The counter-proposal's requirement for an investigation into a merged security system under one agency is thus precisely the arrangement the plan advocates.

• one agency for insurancedecisive»Arbetslöshetsförsäkringen ska administrativt hanteras av Försäkringskassan som har en tillräcklig organisation för att möta kraftigt ökade behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Unemployment insurance shall be administratively handled by the Social Insurance Agency which has a sufficient organization to meet greatly increased needs.”
• nationalized unemployment insurance fund»Förstatliga a-kassan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Nationalize the unemployment insurance fund”
• coordinated agency assessments»Sverigedemokraterna vill också verka för ett mer samordnat system mellan berörda myndigheter för att enskilda inte ska komma i kläm.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats also want to work for a more coordinated system between relevant agencies so that individuals do not fall through the cracks.”
• merged agencies»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop waste in agencies and merge agencies”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.