2024-10-022024/25:SfU5 · p.2SfUMigration & social insurance
Residence-based benefits and support and services for persons with disabilities
Residence-based benefits and disability support for people with temporary protection
What's at stake: The outcome determines whether people with temporary protection — including people with disabilities — gain access to residence-based support already during the protection period or continue to have to wait, while a government inquiry is simultaneously reviewing how benefits should be qualified for in the future.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether people with temporary protection who meet the requirements for population registration should also gain the right to residence-based benefits and support and service under the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS), or whether such rights should continue to wait until the protection is no longer temporary.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee agrees that protection under the temporary-protection directive is meant to remain temporary in nature, and therefore finds it unwarranted for those who can now register with the population earlier to also gain the right to residence-based social-insurance benefits or support and service under the LSS. The committee therefore rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 3 (C)
The reservation holds that a person with temporary protection who otherwise meets the requirements for population registration should be treated as resident under the Social Insurance Code and thus be entitled to residence-based benefits and support and service under the LSS. The reservation points out that people who have come from Ukraine have already been in Sweden for two years and that it is unreasonable for them to keep living with more limited rights than others granted residence permits for a long time to come.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 3 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Abstain 0/1/19/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| S | No | Yes 86/0/0/20 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/15/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | Yes | No 0/20/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 54/0/0/14 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | Yes | Yes 62/0/0/10 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
Broke with the party line
| VIda Gabrielsson (V, Stockholms kommun) | No — party line: Abstain |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2023/24:2917 by Tony Haddou et al. (V) demands 4 and 5 as well as 2023/24:2922 by Jonny Cato et al. (C).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2023/24:2917 av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V) yrkandena 4 och 5 samt 2023/24:2922 av Jonny Cato m.fl. (C).
Riksdag decision: The Government has proposed legislative changes concerning persons who have been granted a residence permit in Sweden with temporary protection. The Riksdag agreed to the changes. The legislative changes mean, among other things, that a person who has been granted a residence permit with temporary protection shall be able to be registered earlier than current rules allow. This in turn means, for example, that the person can be offered the same healthcare and dental care as other residents. It also means opportunities to receive work-based parental benefits at certain levels and temporary parental benefits. Persons covered by the new regulation shall, according to the proposal, not be entitled to residence-based benefits and shall not be entitled to services under the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS). A residence permit with temporary protection is a form of residence permit enabled by the EU's so-called mass flight directive. The directive was activated for the first time in connection with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The legislative changes enter into force on 1 November 2024.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to give persons with residence permits after temporary protection the same settlement-based rights upon registration as other persons with permits. (C) — Reservation 3
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan explicitly rejects the idea that temporary residence should justify worse conditions: it is through a secure and permanent existence that people put down roots, and welfare should include everyone living in the country.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly rejects the idea that temporary residence should justify worse conditions: it is through a secure and permanent existence that people put down roots, and welfare should include everyone living in the country. The plan also counts LSS (Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) as part of the security systems that should hold, and wants to see universal and comprehensive social insurance. The counter-proposal's demand that those who can register as residents should also be considered resident and receive residence-based benefits and LSS therefore follows from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen avvisar uttryckligen tanken att tillfällighet i uppehållet ska motivera sämre villkor: det är genom en trygg och permanent tillvaro människor rotar sig, och välfärden ska omfatta alla som bor i landet. Planen räknar dessutom LSS som en del av de trygghetssystem som ska hålla, och vill se allmänna och heltäckande socialförsäkringar. Motförslagets krav att den som kan folkbokföras också ska anses bosatt och få bosättningsbaserade förmåner samt LSS följer därmed av planen.
- permanent existence over temporarinessdecisive»Det är inte genom tidsbegränsade uppehållstillstånd som integrationen förbättras. Tvärtom, det är genom en trygg och permanent tillvaro i samhället som vi människor rotar oss.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Integration does not improve through time-limited residence permits. On the contrary, it is through a secure and permanent existence in society that we put down roots.”
- welfare for everyone living here»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 includes everyone living in our country has long been an important part of what has made Sweden a safe and equal country.”
- LSS part of the security systems»Tryggheten i ett samhälle hänger ihop med hur våra trygghetssystem fungerar – a-kassan, sjukförsäkringen, LSS och pensionerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security in a society is linked to how our security systems work - the unemployment insurance, sickness insurance, LSS, and pensions.”
- universal and comprehensive insurance»Att socialförsäkringarna är allmänna och heltäckande gör dem« (party programme ↗)“That social insurance is universal and comprehensive makes it”
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's welfare principle is that all inhabitants shall have equivalent access to school, healthcare and care and that general welfare covers everyone regardless of income, and the election manifesto promises to secure the right to personal assistance.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme's welfare principle is that all inhabitants shall have equivalent access to school, healthcare and care and that general welfare covers everyone regardless of income, and the election manifesto promises to secure the right to personal assistance. The counter-proposal wants those who meet the requirements for population registration to also be considered resident and thus receive settlement-based benefits and disability services. The plan supports this demand, even though its tightened migration line pulls in the opposite direction.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammets välfärdsprincip är att alla invånare ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg och att den generella välfärden omfattar alla oavsett inkomst, och valmanifestet lovar att säkra rätten till personlig assistans. Motförslaget vill att den som uppfyller kraven för folkbokföring också anses bosatt och därmed får bosättningsbaserade förmåner och LSS. Planen stöder detta krav, även om dess åtstramade migrationslinje drar i motsatt riktning.
- equivalent access to welfaredecisive»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All inhabitants throughout the country shall have equivalent access to school, healthcare and care.”
- secured right to assistance»Vi ska säkra rätten till personlig assistans och arbeta vidare med förslagen om att förbättra sjukersättningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall secure the right to personal assistance and continue work on proposals to improve disability allowances.”
- safe haven for refugees»Sverige ska erbjuda en trygg fristad åt människor som tvingas fly från förföljelse och våld.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall offer a safe haven to people forced to flee persecution and violence.”
- general welfare for all»Den omfattar alla, oavsett inkomst.« (party programme ↗)“It covers everyone, regardless of income.”
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 states that welfare services shall be offered to all people on equal terms and according to need, and that anyone who has the right to support under LSS shall receive the support they need and are entitled to.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that welfare services shall be offered to all people on equal terms and according to need, and that anyone who has the right to support under LSS shall receive the support they need and are entitled to. That persons who can be registered as residents are nevertheless excluded from residence-based benefits and LSS contradicts that principle and the principle that no one should fall through the safety net. The plan also opposes the protection being held as temporary, and wants to see permanent residence permits for children in flight. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att välfärdstjänster ska erbjudas alla människor på lika villkor och efter behov, och att den som har rätt till stöd enligt LSS ska få det stöd hen behöver och har rätt till. Att personer som kan folkbokföras ändå utestängs från bosättningsbaserade förmåner och LSS strider mot den principen och mot att ingen ska falla igenom skyddsnätet. Planen vänder sig dessutom mot att skyddet hålls tillfälligt, och vill se permanenta uppehållstillstånd för barn på flykt. Planen stöder därför motförslaget.
- welfare on equal termsdecisive»Välfärdstjänster inom vård, skola och omsorg ska erbjudas alla människor på lika villkor och efter behov.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare services within care, school and elderly care shall be offered to all people on equal terms and according to need.”
- LSS support to those who need it»att lagen om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade (LSS) förtydligas och statligt huvudmannaskap införs i den personliga assistansen så att människor får det stöd de behöver och har rätt till.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that the law on support and service to certain disabled persons (LSS) is clarified and state principal responsibility is introduced in personal assistance so that people receive the support they need and are entitled to.”
- 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 ↗)“Everyone has the right to basic economic security. Society's safety net must be improved so that no one falls through.”
- permanent permits instead of temporary»att barn på flykt ska få permanent uppehållstillstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that children in flight shall receive permanent residence permits.”
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, which carries the most weight, explicitly states that newcomers should qualify themselves into the social security systems and that those who receive residence permits should be rapidly integrated and given the opportunity to support themselves.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto, which carries the most weight, explicitly states that newcomers should qualify themselves into the social security systems and that those who receive residence permits should be rapidly integrated and given the opportunity to support themselves. Giving persons with temporary protection blanket rights to settlement-based social insurance benefits goes in the opposite direction from that qualifying principle. The plan wants the state to take greater responsibility for LSS to function, but does not state that it will widen the circle of persons covered.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet, som väger tyngst, säger uttryckligen att nyanlända bör kvalificera sig in i trygghetssystemen och att den som får uppehållstillstånd snabbt ska integreras och ges möjlighet att försörja sig själv. Att generellt ge personer med tillfälligt skydd rätt till bosättningsbaserade socialförsäkringsförmåner går i motsatt riktning mot den kvalificeringsprincipen. Planen vill att staten tar ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar, men uttalar sig inte om att vidga personkretsen.
- qualification into social security systemsdecisive»Nyanlända bör kvalificera sig in i trygghetssystemen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Newcomers should qualify themselves into the social security systems.”
- self-support after residence permit»Den som får uppehållstillstånd ska snabbt integreras och ges möjlighet att försörja sig själv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who receive residence permits shall be rapidly integrated and given the opportunity to support themselves.”
- welfare's core before benefits»Mer pengar ska läggas på välfärdens kärna, mindre på bidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More money should be spent on welfare's core, less on benefits.”
- state responsibility for LSS»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who have a disability shall receive the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function.”
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 makes restored assistance and LSS into one of its most important freedom commitments and establishes that integration policy shall be general with rules applied equally for all.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan makes restored assistance and LSS into one of its most important freedom commitments and establishes that integration policy shall be general with rules applied equally for all. This argues for anyone who gets registered as a resident also reaching support and service according to LSS. At the same time, the election manifesto demands migration legislation in line with other EU countries, which pulls the other direction and makes the assessment uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen gör återupprättad assistans och LSS till ett av sina viktigaste frihetsåtaganden och slår fast att integrationspolitiken ska vara generell med regler som tillämpas lika för alla. Det talar för att den som får folkbokföras också ska nå stöd och service enligt LSS. Samtidigt kräver valmanifestet en migrationslagstiftning i linje med andra EU-länder, vilket drar i motsatt riktning och gör bedömningen osäker.
- restored LSS rightsdecisive»Grundintentionerna i lagen om stöd och service (LSS) behöver återupprättas« (party programme ↗)“The basic intentions in the Act on support and services (LSS) need to be restored”
- assistance as a freedom reform»Återupprätta assistansen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restore assistance.”
- equal rules for all»Huvudprincipen för integrationspolitiken är att den ska vara generell.« (party programme ↗)“The main principle for integration policy is that it shall be general.”
- migration rules in line with EU»Ska integrationen lyckas måste Sverige få en migrationspolitik med en lagstiftning i linje med andra EU-länder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If integration is to succeed Sweden must have a migration policy with legislation in line with other EU countries.”
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 wants there to be a rights law that creates conditions for good living conditions for people with disabilities, and states that human dignity is universal and cannot be relativized by geographical boundaries.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme wants there to be a rights law that creates conditions for good living conditions for people with disabilities, and states that human dignity is universal and cannot be relativized by geographical boundaries. Immigrants shall enjoy the same freedoms as other citizens. That someone who meets the requirements for population registration is also treated as resident when applying social security and the Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments thus aligns with the plan, despite the election manifesto's demand for strict migration.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet vill att det finns en rättighetslag som skapar förutsättningar för goda levnadsvillkor för personer med funktionsnedsättning, och slår fast att människovärdet är universellt och inte kan relativiseras av geografiska gränser. Invandrare ska åtnjuta samma frihet som övriga medborgare. Att den som uppfyller kraven för folkbokföring också behandlas som bosatt vid tillämpning av socialförsäkring och LSS ligger därför i planens linje, trots valmanifestets krav på stram migration.
- rights law for people with disabilitiesdecisive»finnas en rättighetslag som skapar förutsättningar för« (party programme ↗)“there be a rights law that creates conditions for”
- universal human dignity»solidaritet som är grundläggande i den kristdemokratiska ideologin. Människovärdet är universellt och kan« (party programme ↗)“solidarity which is fundamental to Christian Democratic ideology. Human dignity is universal and cannot”
- equal treatment of immigrants»Invandrare ska åtnjuta samma frihet som övriga« (party programme ↗)“Immigrants shall enjoy the same freedoms as other”
- 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 social 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 states that someone who has immigrated shall qualify for welfare benefits through own work and education or through permanent and lawful residence, and that entry into the welfare system shall be gradual.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that someone who has immigrated shall qualify for welfare benefits through own work and education or through permanent and lawful residence, and that entry into the welfare system shall be gradual. The counter-proposal requires that persons with temporary protection be considered resident and thereby receive residence-based benefits and measures under the LSS (disability support act). That is precisely the automatic welfare access the plan wants to replace with qualification. The plan therefore rejects the demand.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att den som invandrat ska kvalificera sig till välfärdsförmåner genom eget arbete och utbildning eller genom permanent och laglig bosättning, och att vägen in i välfärdssystemet ska vara stegvis. Motförslaget kräver att personer med tillfälligt skydd ska anses bosatta och därmed få bosättningsbaserade förmåner samt insatser enligt LSS. Det är precis den automatiska tillgång till välfärden som planen vill ersätta med kvalificering. Därför avvisar planen kravet.
- qualification for welfaredecisive»Införa kvalificering till välfärden för nyanlända genom eget arbete eller genom permanent och laglig bosättning i landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce qualification for welfare for newly arrived through 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 into the Swedish welfare system shall be built on qualification and be gradual.”
- lack of self-sufficiency»Varannan invandrad person i Sverige, totalt 700 000 personer, kan idag inte försörja sig själv fullt ut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Half of all immigrants in Sweden, a total of 700,000 people, cannot today support themselves fully.”
The plan's commitment is that access to the social insurance system and Swedish welfare shall be tied more closely to citizenship and work and that non-citizens' rights to welfare are limited.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's commitment is that access to the social insurance system and Swedish welfare shall be tied more closely to citizenship and work and that non-citizens' rights to welfare are limited. The counter-proposal instead requires that people with temporary protection be considered resident and thereby receive residence-based benefits and LSS services. This stands in direct contradiction to the plan's demand for a raised threshold for tax-funded welfare.
Original (Swedish)
Planens åtagande är att tillgången till socialförsäkringssystemet och svensk välfärd ska knytas närmare medborgarskap och arbete och att icke-medborgares rätt till välfärden begränsas. Motförslaget kräver tvärtom att personer med tillfälligt skydd ska anses bosatta och därmed få bosättningsbaserade förmåner och LSS-insatser. Det står i direkt motsättning till planens krav på höjd tröskel för skattefinansierad välfärd.
- welfare tied to citizenshipdecisive»Tillgång till socialförsäkringssystemet och svensk välfärd ska knytas närmre medborgarskapet och arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to the social insurance system and Swedish welfare shall be tied closer to citizenship and work.”
- limit non-citizens' welfare»Sociala attraktionsfaktorer som exempelvis bidragssystem behöver ses över för att begränsa icke-medborgares rätt till välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social attraction factors 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 conditions for citizenship and raise the threshold for access to tax-funded welfare”
- protect welfare against exploitation»Göra det svårare att exploatera den svenska välfärden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it harder to exploit Swedish welfare”
Share and embed
Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:SfU5)
- Committee report full text (HC01SfU5)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:2917 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:151 Förbättrade levnadsvillkor för utlänningar med tillfälligt skydd av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2023/24:2918 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:151 Förbättrade levnadsvillkor för utlänningar med tillfälligt skydd av Anders Ygeman m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2920 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:151 Förbättrade levnadsvillkor för utlänningar med tillfälligt skydd av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2922 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:151 Förbättrade levnadsvillkor för utlänningar med tillfälligt skydd av Jonny Cato m.fl. (C)
- Proposition 2023/24:151 — Förbättrade levnadsvillkor för utlänningar med tillfälligt skydd
Source: The Swedish Parliament