The right to personal assistance

The party programme establishes that LSS services and personal assistance need to be developed so they genuinely cover needs, and the election manifesto that anyone living with a disability shall be able to rely on getting support without their right to participate being constantly made difficult. The counter-proposal requires urgent action against deteriorations in access to assistance, non-discrimination of people with protection needs and a review of the regulations. It aligns directly with the plan's commitment.

• assistance covering needsdecisive»lig assistans behöver utvecklas så att de på riktigt täcker behoven.« (party programme ↗)“al assistance need to be developed so they genuinely cover needs.”
• right to support and participation»På samma sätt ska du som lever med funktionsnedsättning kunna lita på att du får det stöd du behöver, och på att din rätt att delta i samhället på det sätt du vill inte ständigt ifrågasätts och försvåras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the same way, you who live with a disability shall be able to rely on receiving the support you need, and that your right to participate in society in the way you wish is not constantly questioned and made difficult.”
• LSS as part of security»Tryggheten i ett samhälle hänger ihop med hur våra trygghetssystem fungerar – a-kassan, sjukförsäkringen, LSS och pensionerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security in a society hangs together with how our security systems work – unemployment insurance, sick leave insurance, LSS and pensions.”
• participation on equal terms»hället på samma villkor som alla andra och leva ett gott, självständigt« (party programme ↗)“ety on the same terms as everyone else and live a good, independent”

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.

The election manifesto explicitly commits to securing the right to personal assistance and that people with disabilities should be able to live their lives like others. The counter-proposal's demands for urgent action against reduced access to assistance, against discrimination and for a review of the regulations are precisely that commitment translated into substance. The plan also wants to counter profit-seeking and criminal exploitation within the assistance system, which speaks for a stricter and more legally secure regulatory framework. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal.

• secure the right to assistancedecisive»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 working on proposals to improve sickness benefits.”
• live like others»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People with disabilities should be able to live their lives like others.”
• counter profit-seeking in the assistance system»Vinstjakten inom assistansen ska motverkas, liksom att brukare eller personliga assistenter utnyttjas i kriminella syften.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Profit-seeking within the assistance system should be countered, as should the exploitation of service users or personal assistants for criminal purposes.”
• equal participation for all»Vi socialdemokrater vill att alla ska ha lika förutsättningar och lika möjlighet till delaktighet« (party programme ↗)“We social democrats want everyone to have equal conditions and equal opportunity for participation”

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.

The election manifesto demands that the Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Disabilities (LSS) is clarified and that state leadership is introduced in personal assistance so that people receive the support they are entitled to, and the party programme explicitly values the assistance reform and demands that assessment does not violate the individual. The counter-proposal's demands for swift action against reduced access, non-discrimination and review of the rules lie directly in line with this.

• strengthened right to personal assistancedecisive»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 Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Disabilities (LSS) is clarified and state leadership is introduced in personal assistance so that people receive the support they need and are entitled to.”
• value the assistance reform»Vi värnar assistansreformen som möjliggör ett tillgängligt liv för den som har en funktionsnedsättning.« (party programme ↗)“We value the assistance reform which enables an accessible life for the person who has a disability.”
• lawful assistance assessment»Prövning av om någon är assistansberättigad får inte kränka den enskilde, och systemet behöver en långsiktigt trygg finansiering.« (party programme ↗)“Assessment of whether someone is entitled to assistance must not violate the individual, and the system needs long-term secure financing.”
• equivalent support across the country»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve support for persons with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country.”

The manifesto promises that those with disabilities shall receive the support they need and that the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function, which is the core of the question of personal assistance. The party programme states that accessibility is crucial and that no one shall be discriminated against. The requirement for swift measures against reduced access and a review of the legal framework follows from these commitments.

• state responsibility for LSSdecisive»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.”
• full accessibility»Tillgängligheten är avgörande för människor med olika funktionsnedsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Accessibility is crucial for people with various disabilities.”
• non-discrimination»Vi bekämpar alla strukturer, formella och informella, som förtrycker eller diskriminerar människor.« (party programme ↗)“We combat all structures, formal and informal, that oppress or discriminate against people.”
• shorter processing times»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Processing times for administration and official action in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to legal representation improved.”

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 deficiencies in today's personal assistance allowance are so serious that a crisis commission is needed, and that fewer and fewer people have been granted personal assistance since 2014. The party programme requires that the personal right to assistance is protected in law and that consistency in assessments is improved. The counter-proposal's demands for prompt action against the deterioration and a review of the regulations lie directly in line with this.

• crisis commission for personal assistancedecisive»Bristerna i dagens assistansersättning – vårt viktigaste stöd till många med funktionsnedsättning – är så allvarliga att det krävs en kriskommission.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The deficiencies in today's personal assistance allowance – our most important support for many people with disabilities – are so serious that a crisis commission is needed.”
• legally protected and consistent assistance»rättigheten till assistans ska värnas i lag och likvärdigheten i bedömningarna förbättras.« (party programme ↗)“the right to assistance shall be protected in law and consistency in assessments shall be improved.”
• reverse the decline in assistance»Sedan 2014 har det varje år blivit färre och färre personer med funktionsnedsättning som beviljas personlig assistans för att kunna leva som alla andra. Nu är det dags att ge friheten tillbaka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Since 2014, fewer and fewer people with disabilities have been granted personal assistance each year to be able to live like everyone else. Now it is time to give back freedom.”
• restore LSS basic intentions»Grundintentionerna i lagen om stöd och service (LSS) behöver återupprättas och lagen förtydligas« (party programme ↗)“The basic intentions of the Law on Support and Services (LSS) need to be restored and the law clarified”

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.

The plan wants to reduce the significance of disabilities through compensatory measures, establishes that negative differential treatment is discrimination that can never be tolerated and that the individual themselves shall determine who performs the service. The election manifesto runs on self-determination for people with disabilities. Requirements for measures against diminished access to assistance and against discrimination thus align with the plan.

• self-determination for people with disabilitiesdecisive»SJÄLVBESTÄMMANDE VID FUNKTIONSNEDSÄTTNING« (2022 manifesto ↗)“SELF-DETERMINATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES”
• protection against discrimination»Därför behöver det finnas en lagstiftning mot diskriminering.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore there needs to be legislation against discrimination.”
• compensatory measures»Här handlar det om att minska människors funktionsnedsättning i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Here it is about reducing people's experience of disability in society.”
• choice in implementation»ska den enskilde själv få bestämma« (party programme ↗)“shall the individual themselves be able to determine”

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 says nothing about personal assistance or LSS (Act on Support and Service for People with Certain Functional Impairments). The nearest principles are that the state has a responsibility for the person who for physical or mental reasons cannot work, that no one shall be left to their fate, and that public authority exercise shall be guided by equal treatment and predictability. These principles speak in favour of the counter-proposal's demands for measures against deteriorated access and against differential treatment.

• state responsibility for those unable to workdecisive»skäl inte kan arbeta har staten ett ansvar.« (party programme ↗)“reasons cannot work, the state has a responsibility.”
• no one left to their fate»hon är också garanterad att inte lämnas åt sitt öde.« (party programme ↗)“he is also guaranteed not to be left to his fate.”
• equal treatment and predictability»principer om likabehandling och förutsebarhet.« (party programme ↗)“principles of equal treatment and predictability.”
• swift government administration»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce government agencies' processing times through a backstop deadline”

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 party strongly opposed cuts within LSS (Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) and that the regulatory framework needs to be changed to stop the restrictions that have continued in recent years. It also wants all basic needs to be assistance-grounding in their entirety and that the person who needs support receives it. The counter-proposal's demand for urgent action against the deteriorations and a review of the regulatory framework follows from the plan.

• stop LSS restrictionsdecisive»Regelverket för LSS behöver ändras och förtydligas för att stoppa de kraftiga inskränkningar som pågått de senaste åren.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The regulatory framework for LSS needs to be changed and clarified to stop the severe restrictions that have continued in recent years.”
• opposition to cuts»Sverigedemokraterna har starkt motsatt sig sparkraven inom LSS.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats have strongly opposed cuts within LSS.”
• all basic needs»Att samtliga grundläggande behov ska vara assistansgrundande i sin helhet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That all basic needs shall be assistance-grounding in their entirety”
• national LSS improvement»Se ett nationellt LSS-lyft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See a national LSS improvement”

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.