Conditions for study grants

The plan explicitly demands that study grants be raised so that no one is forced to interrupt their studies for financial reasons and that it becomes easier to study regardless of wallet thickness or where in the country one lives. Reviewing the finances for students with children and retaining the driving licence loan are measures in that direction. The committee's assessment that the system is already well balanced goes against the plan's demand for increased study support.

• increased study grantsdecisive»Studiemedlen ska höjas för att alla ska ha möjlighet att studera och för att ingen ska tvingas avbryta sina studier av privatekonomiska skäl.« (party programme ↗)“Study grants shall be raised so that everyone has the opportunity to study and so that no one is forced to interrupt their studies for financial reasons.”
• increased study support»Vänsterpartiet vill värna universitetens oberoende och finansiering och höja studiestödet så att fler kan välja att vidareutbilda sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to safeguard universities' independence and funding and raise study support so that more can choose to pursue further education.”
• education independent of finances»Det måste bli lättare att utbilda sig efter grundskolan oavsett vem du är, tjockleken på din plånbok eller var i landet du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become easier to study after primary school regardless of who you are, the thickness of your wallet or where in the country you live.”
• child poverty shall be countered»Många barn växer upp i fattigdom och Sverige har högst andel fattigpensionärer av de nordiska länderna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many children grow up in poverty and Sweden has the highest share of poor pensioners of the Nordic countries”

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 is prepared to strengthen the economy for families with children and requires that student financing be adapted to lifelong learning where social skewing of recruitment must be broken. Reviewing the economy for students with children and retaining the driving licence loan, which according to the counter-proposal significantly increases job prospects, follows from these commitments and from the plan's active labour market policy. The levels of student aid are not explicitly addressed in the plan.

• strengthened economy for families with childrendecisive»Vi är beredda att stärka ekonomin för Sveriges barnfamiljer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are prepared to strengthen the economy for Sweden's families with children.”
• student financing for lifelong learning»Utbildningssektorn och studiefinansieringssystemet måste avpassas för« (party programme ↗)“The education sector and student financing system must be adapted for”
• active labour market policy»En aktiv arbetsmarknadspolitik för fler jobb är särskilt viktig i ekonomiskt oroliga tider.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An active labour market policy for more jobs is particularly important in economically troubled times.”
• break social skewing of recruitment»Den sociala snedrekryteringen till högskolan måste brytas« (party programme ↗)“The social skewing of recruitment to higher education must be broken”

The plan demands that student grants are sufficiently high and that there is reasonable support for students with children, and the election manifesto wants to raise student support. The counter-proposal's demand to review the finances for students with children follows directly from that commitment. The driving license loan is not mentioned in the plan, but the overarching commitment on student finances is enough to support the counter-proposal.

• support for students with childrendecisive»Bland annat ska studiemedlen vara tillräckligt höga, det ska finnas rimligt stöd till studenter med barn och fungerande skyddsnät vid sjukdom.« (party programme ↗)“Among other things, student grants shall be sufficiently high, there shall be reasonable support for students with children and a functioning safety net in case of illness.”
• raised student support»höja studiestödet och förbättra studenters a-kassa och sjukförsäkring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise student support and improve students' unemployment insurance and health insurance.”
• study without extra work»Studenter ska kunna studera utan att behöva arbeta under studietiden.« (party programme ↗)“Students shall be able to study without having to work during study time.”
• studies regardless of background»Studiemedelssystemet ska ge möjlighet för alla unga att bedriva högre studier oavsett föräldrarnas ekonomi.« (party programme ↗)“The student grants system shall give every young person the opportunity to pursue higher education regardless of their parents' finances.”

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 everyone who wishes to be able to educate themselves throughout their whole life and for it to be more worthwhile to go from benefits to work, and it particularly lifts single parents and small-child families with tight margins. It also wants to compensate for the countryside's long distances. A driver's licence loan that demonstrably leads to jobs, and a review of the economics for students with children, serve precisely these commitments.

• the path from benefits to workdecisive»Vi vill att det ska löna sig mer att gå från bidrag till arbete, och att fler med kortare utbildning och erfarenhet ska ha möjlighet att få enkla jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want it to be more worthwhile to go from benefits to work, and for more people with shorter education and experience to have the opportunity to get simple jobs.”
• lifelong learning for everyone»Alla som vill ska ha möjlighet att utbilda sig genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who wishes shall have the opportunity to educate themselves throughout their whole life.”
• support to families with tight margins»Det handlar bland annat om ensamstående föräldrar, småbarnsfamiljer och unga som försöker spara ihop till sin första bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is about, among other things, single parents, small-child families and young people trying to save up for their first home.”
• compensate for countryside distances»Det reformerade reseavdraget måste i större utsträckning kompensera för de kostnader som följer med de långa avstånden på landsbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The reformed travel deduction must to a greater extent compensate for the costs that follow from the long distances in the countryside.”

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 social insurance be adapted to students' situation and that students' security in parenthood be strengthened, and that study funds enable everyone regardless of economic background to study. Reviewing the economy for students with children follows directly from this. Retaining the loan for driving licence education is supported by the plan's work line, since the licence for many is the path to employment, and by support for economically weak families with children.

• security for studentsdecisive»Socialförsäkringarna ska anpassas till studerandes och företagares situation.« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall be adapted to the situation of students and entrepreneurs.”
• study funds regardless of background»Studiemedelssystemet ska skapa förutsättningar för alla oavsett ekonomisk bakgrund« (party programme ↗)“The study funds system shall create conditions for everyone regardless of economic background”
• work line»Återupprätta arbetslinjen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restore the work line.”
• support for weak families with children»Barnbidraget ska vara skattefritt och lika för alla.« (party programme ↗)“Child allowance shall be tax-free and equal for all.”

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, benefit and social insurance systems take family situation and family support obligations into account and that no one shall have to forego higher education for economic reasons. It also establishes that access to a car for many is a prerequisite for living and working. Both the review for studying parents and the driver's license loan thereby lie in line with the plan.

• consideration of family situationdecisive»Skatte-, bidrags- och socialförsäkringssystemen ska sammantaget ta hänsyn till familjesituationen« (party programme ↗)“Tax, benefit and social insurance systems shall overall take family situation into account”
• education accessible to all»Den högre utbildningen ska vara tillgänglig för alla« (party programme ↗)“Higher education shall be accessible to all”
• the car as a prerequisite»Tillgång till bil är för många en förutsättning för att« (party programme ↗)“Access to a car is for many a prerequisite for”
• sustainable student support system»vara överblickbart och långsiktigt hållbart.« (party programme ↗)“be manageable and long-term sustainable.”

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 core principle is that clear incentives shall pave the way for self-sufficiency and that investment in knowledge shall be worthwhile. A driver's license loan which according to the background material significantly increases the chance of employment serves precisely that work line, which speaks for the counter-proposal's demand. At the same time, the plan is restrained with family allowances, which makes the support for the part concerning additional allowances for studying parents weak.

• incentives for self-sufficiencydecisive»Moderaterna vill bygga ett Sverige där tydliga drivkrafter banar väg för egen försörjning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to build a Sweden where clear incentives pave the way for self-sufficiency.”
• investment in knowledge pays off»Det ska löna sig att investera i kunskap i vårt land.« (party programme ↗)“Investment in knowledge shall be worthwhile in our country.”
• better supply of expertise»Kompetensförsörjningen på svensk arbetsmarknad måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The supply of expertise on the Swedish labor market must improve.”
• restrained family allowances»Avskaffa flerbarnstillägget från och med barn fyra så att inte kvinnor i stora familjer fastnar i hemmet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish the multi-child supplement from the fourth child so that women in large families do not get stuck at home”

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 sees the car and driving licence as a precondition for work and commuting, especially outside major cities, and wishes to counter unemployment and long-term exclusion. A loan that demonstrably leads to jobs thus belongs to the measures the plan seeks. The plan also specifically highlights the tough finances of single parents, which speaks for reviewing the conditions of student parents.

• counter unemploymentdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill satsa på högkvalitativ och näringslivsinriktad utbildning, tillhandahålla en god infrastruktur och motverka arbetslöshet och långvarigt utanförskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wish to invest in high-quality education geared towards business, provide good infrastructure and counter unemployment and long-term exclusion”
• the car as work vehicle»För många är bilen ett arbetsfordon.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For many, the car is a work vehicle.”
• vulnerable families' finances»Många familjer i synnerhet ensamstående föräldrar har det också tufft ekonomisk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many families in particular single parents also have it tough financially.”
• work should pay»Göra det mer lönsamt att arbeta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make work pay”

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.