Social insurance and welfare

The counter-proposal's central demand is that newly arrived shall qualify into social insurance through employment. The plan explicitly distances itself from limited welfare for those not born in Sweden and demands that social insurance is universal and comprehensive. That the plan could simultaneously support an inquiry into citizen's income does not outweigh the decisive qualification requirement.

• no to conditional welfaredecisive»När högerpartier förespråkar låglönejobb och begränsad välfärd för de av oss som inte är födda i Sverige bygger det på ett cyniskt utnyttjande av människor, ibland förklätt till antirasism.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When right-wing parties advocate low-wage jobs and limited welfare for those of us not born in Sweden it is based on cynical exploitation of people, sometimes disguised as anti-racism.”
• universal social insurance»Att socialförsäkringarna är allmänna och heltäckande gör dem kostnadseffektiva och bygger upp förtroendet för dem.« (party programme ↗)“That social insurance is universal and comprehensive makes it cost-effective and builds trust in it.”
• welfare for all who live 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 covers all who live in our country has long been an important part of what has made Sweden a safe and equal country.”
• security without wage work»Samtidigt behöver de vara utformade så att alla människor ska kunna leva tryggt, också den som på grund av funktionshinder på arbetsplatserna inte har kunnat lönearbeta.« (party programme ↗)“At the same time they need to be designed so that all people can live securely, also those who due to disability in the workplace have not been able to earn wages.”

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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 defends a social safety net throughout life and the principle that those too ill to work should be able to rely on insurance, which lies close to the counter-proposal's wish to investigate security for those who can never work and in severe life crises. The plan builds integration on both duty and right and requires that all who can work should work and contribute, which corresponds to the qualification part. The commitments are however generally held and do not concern precisely these proposals.

• robust social insurancedecisive»Socialt skyddsnät under hela livet, med robusta socialförsäkringar och stöd till dem« (party programme ↗)“Social safety net throughout life, with robust social insurance and support for those”
• security in illness»vi slår vakt om principen att den som är för sjuk för att arbeta ska kunna lita på sjukförsäkringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“we defend the principle that those too ill to work should be able to rely on sickness insurance”
• integration on duty and right»Integration byggd på både plikt och rätt, med tydligt ansvar också för individen« (party programme ↗)“Integration built on both duty and right, with clear responsibility also for the individual”
• employment line in integration»Alla som kan jobba ska jobba och bidra för att bli en del av samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All who can work should work and contribute to become part of society.”

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 counter-proposal's key demand is that newly arrived persons shall work themselves into social insurance, which directly contradicts the plan's commitment that the security system shall cover everyone and that solidarity is not conditional. However, the part about community wages and security in severe life crises lies close to the plan's demand for increased benefits. The qualification requirement carries the most weight and causes the plan to reject the proposal.

• unconditional social securitydecisive»Vår solidaritet är inte villkorad till att arbeta i sektorer med kollektivavtal.« (party programme ↗)“Our solidarity is not conditional on working in sectors with collective agreements.”
• security system that covers everyone»Målet är att detta trygghetssystem ska omfatta alla« (party programme ↗)“The aim is that this security system shall cover everyone”
• dignified benefit levels»Ersättningarna i trygghetssystemen ska vara tillräckligt höga för att säkerställa en värdig« (party programme ↗)“Benefits in the security systems shall be high enough to ensure a dignified”
• raised minimum levels»höja den lägsta nivån i sjuk- och aktivitetsersättningarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise the lowest level of sickness and activity benefits.”

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 explicitly states that newcomers should qualify into the security systems, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires. The plan also promises that those with a disability shall receive the support they need, and the party programme requires social safety nets that provide a good economic basic security, which supports the demand to investigate provision for those who can never work. The plan's emphasis on the work line remains a reservation.

• qualification into security systemsdecisive»Nyanlända bör kvalificera sig in i trygghetssystemen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Newcomers should qualify into the security systems.”
• support for disability»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 should get the support you need, and the state should take greater responsibility for LSS to work.”
• economic basic security»Välfärden ska innefatta sociala skyddsnät som förmår skapa en god ekonomisk grundtrygghet.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare shall encompass social safety nets that can provide good economic basic security.”
• work line valued»Mer pengar ska läggas på välfärdens kärna, mindre på bidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More money should be spent on welfare's core, less on benefits.”

The party programme establishes that there shall be a clear link between benefits and paid contributions, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement that newly arrived residents qualify into social insurance through work. Simultaneously, the plan guarantees a basic economic standard and support for those whose work capacity is permanently reduced, which speaks for investigating security for those who can never work for wages. The plan does not address community wages, however, so the support is derived.

• benefits linked to contributionsdecisive»Det ska finnas ett tydligt samband mellan förmåner och inbetalade premier.« (party programme ↗)“There shall be a clear link between benefits and paid contributions.”
• work line»Det ska alltid löna sig att arbeta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall always pay to work.”
• basic economic security»Alla har rätt till en grundläggande ekonomisk standard.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a right to a basic economic standard.”
• support for reduced work capacity»Personer med en funktionsnedsättning som trots hjälpmedel och anpassningsåtgärder begränsar arbetsutbud ska ha möjlighet till lönesubvention.« (party programme ↗)“Persons with a disability that despite aids and accommodations limits work capacity shall have access to wage subsidies.”

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 requires that tax and benefit systems be designed so that people's own strength is encouraged and benefit dependency is prevented, and the election manifesto a strict migration policy to address exclusion. The counter-proposal's requirement that newly arrived qualify into social insurance through work follows from this. The plan's rights law on disability and solidarily financed social insurance also supports the requirement to investigate provisions for those who can never work.

• prevent benefit dependencydecisive»Skatte- och bidragssystemen måste utformas så att människors egen kraft och engagemang« (party programme ↗)“Tax and benefit systems must be designed so that people's own strength and commitment”
• 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.”
• rights law on disability»Det bör finnas en rättighetslag som skapar förutsättningar för goda« (party programme ↗)“There should be a rights law that creates conditions for good”
• solidarily financed social insurance»Ett solidariskt finansierat socialförsäkringssystem ska finnas för att ge ekonomisk trygghet« (party programme ↗)“A solidarily financed social insurance system shall exist to provide economic security”

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 requires that the person who has immigrated should qualify for welfare benefits through own work, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to see in social insurance. The plan also states that total benefits must never become so high that work doesn't pay. The requirement for an investigation into security for those who can never work falls within the plan's principle that the state has a responsibility for those who cannot work for physical or psychological reasons.

• 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 settlement in the country”
• qualification through work»Se till att den som invandrat kvalificerar sig till olika välfärdsförmåner genom arbete och utbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that the person who has immigrated qualifies for various welfare benefits through work and education”
• work must always pay»De samlade bidragen ska aldrig bli så höga att det inte lönar sig att jobba.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Total benefits must never become so high that work doesn't pay”
• state responsibility for those unable to work»skäl inte kan arbeta har staten ett ansvar.« (party programme ↗)“reasons cannot work, the state has a responsibility”

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 explicitly requires that access to welfare and social insurance be tied to work, language learning and citizenship, and that the threshold to tax-financed welfare be raised. The counter-proposal's demand that newly arrived persons work their way into the social insurance system is precisely this commitment. The plan also carries the other part, since it wishes to increase support for those who because of illness or functional limitation cannot work.

• requirement-based qualification for welfaredecisive»Utforma en kravbaserad integrationspolitik som ger rättigheter till välfärden i takt med språkinlärning, arbete och slutligen medborgarskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a requirement-based integration policy that provides rights to welfare in pace with language learning, work and finally citizenship.”
• social insurance tied to work»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 more closely to citizenship and work.”
• raised threshold to welfare»Skärpa villkoren för medborgarskap och höja tröskeln för att ta del av skattefinansierad välfärd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Toughen conditions for citizenship and raise the threshold to partake in tax-financed welfare.”
• support for those unable to work»Samtidigt behövs ett ökat stöd till de mest utsatta, som på grund av sjukdom eller funktionsnedsättning inte har kunnat arbeta i full utsträckning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, increased support is needed for the most vulnerable, who because of illness or functional limitation have not been able to work to full extent.”

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.