2026-06-152025/26:SfU32 · p.7SfUMigration & social insurance

Follow-up on the consequences of the bill etc.

Following up on the consequences of the new return-migration rules

What's at stake: The follow-up matters for how people caught in a prolonged wait because of obstacles to enforcement are able to support themselves and receive care, and for whether any shortcomings in the reform are identified and addressed.

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 parliament should specifically call on the government to follow up on the consequences of the legislative proposal - including for the right to financial assistance and health care in cases of obstacles to enforcement due to suspected crime - or whether no such targeted instruction is needed.

Yes Yes — the committee proposal

The committee notes that it is important to follow up on the consequences of the legislative proposal, but does not consider there to be grounds for parliament to specifically instruct the government to do so. The motions calling for follow-up are therefore recommended for rejection.

No No — the reservations

Reservation 7 (V, MP)

V and MP hold that the government should follow up on the consequences of the new rules on obstacles to enforcement in cases of suspected crime, above all regarding the affected group's right to financial assistance and health care.

Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.

VSMPCLKDMSD
YesNoAbstainAbsent

What do the votes mean here?

Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).

No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 7 by V, MP.

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.

PlanVoteConfidenceEvidence
Vown reservationNoNo 0/21/0/0follows the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
SNoYes 105/0/0/1departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
MPown reservationNoNo 0/18/0/0follows the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
CNoYes 24/0/0/0departs from the planconfidence: lownot addressed
LNoYes 16/0/0/0departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
KDNoYes 19/0/0/0departs from the planconfidence: mediumnot addressed
MYesYes 66/0/0/0follows the planconfidence: lownot addressed
SDYesYes 70/0/0/0follows the planconfidence: lownot addressed

Committee proposal

Parliament rejects the motions 2025/26:4150 by Tony Haddou et al. (V) demand 2, 2025/26:4169 by Malcolm Momodou Jallow et al. (-) demands 2-5 and 2025/26:4173 by Annika Hirvonen et al. (MP) demand 3.

Original (Swedish)

Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:4150 av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V) yrkande 2, 2025/26:4169 av Malcolm Momodou Jallow m.fl. (-) yrkandena 2-5 och 2025/26:4173 av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP) yrkande 3.

Riksdag decision: The government wants to make return operations more efficient and implement several changes, including amendments to the Aliens Act. Parliament voted yes on the government's proposal. In order to make return operations more efficient, the government proposes that the Police Authority and Migration Authority should have better tools to enforce deportation and expulsion decisions. The government proposes a new obligation for the Swedish Public Employment Service, the Social Insurance Agency, the Prison and Probation Service, the Enforcement Authority, the Swedish Pensions Agency and the Swedish Tax Agency to on their own initiative provide information about a foreigner to the Police Authority, if there is reason to assume that he or she does not have the right to reside in Sweden. The proposal also means, among other things, that the authorities are given additional tools to clarify a foreigner's identity. It introduces the possibility of seizing and searching a foreigner's mobile phone if it can be assumed to contain information about the foreigner's identity. Furthermore, fingerprints and photographs should be able to be used in foreigner matters to a greater extent and more efficiently than today. The legislative amendments enter into force on 13 July 2026.

Counter-proposals

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.

VVänsterpartietNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The plan's bearing commitment is that welfare encompasses everyone living in the country and that care is given according to need, not according to position or status.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan's bearing commitment is that welfare encompasses everyone living in the country and that care is given according to need, not according to position or status. A follow-up of how new rules on enforcement obstacles affect the affected group's right to financial assistance and healthcare follows directly from this. The plan also wants to see comprehensive healthcare that is prioritised according to need.

Original (Swedish)

Planens bärande åtagande är att välfärden omfattar alla som bor i landet och att vård ges efter behov, inte efter position eller status. En uppföljning av hur nya regler om verkställighetshinder påverkar den berörda gruppens rätt till ekonomiskt bistånd och hälso- och sjukvård följer direkt av det. Planen vill dessutom se en heltäckande sjukvård som prioriteras utifrån behov.

  • welfare for everyone living heredecisive»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 encompasses everyone living in our country has long been an important part of what made Sweden a safe and equal country.”
  • care according to need»Vård måste ges efter människors behov och inte efter kapaciteten i felaktigt konstruerade system.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care must be given according to people's needs and not according to capacity in incorrectly constructed systems.”
  • comprehensive healthcare»Sjukvården ska vara heltäckande, bygga på« (party programme ↗)“Healthcare should be comprehensive, be based on”
SSocialdemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan requires equal right for all to good healthcare through society's provision and a social safety net throughout life.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan requires equal right for all to good healthcare through society's provision and a social safety net throughout life. Following up how new rules on enforcement obstacles affect the affected group's access to economic assistance and healthcare follows from that commitment. The plan does not, however, say anything about follow-up of legislation, so the conclusion is derived.

Original (Swedish)

Planen kräver lika rätt för alla till god hälso- och sjukvård genom samhällets försorg och ett socialt skyddsnät under hela livet. Att följa upp hur nya regler om verkställighetshinder påverkar den berörda gruppens tillgång till ekonomiskt bistånd och vård följer av det åtagandet. Planen säger dock inget om uppföljning av lagstiftning, varför slutsatsen är härledd.

  • equal right to healthcaredecisive»Lika rätt för alla till god hälso- och sjukvård genom samhällets försorg.« (party programme ↗)“Equal right for all to good healthcare through society's provision.”
  • social safety net»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 to those”
  • equalizing social policy»En socialpolitik som utjämnar klyftor och frigör människor.« (party programme ↗)“A social policy that equalizes gaps and frees people.”

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.

MPMiljöpartietNoNofollows the plannot addressed

The counter-proposal wants to follow up how the new rules on enforcement obstacles affect the group's right to financial assistance and care.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The counter-proposal wants to follow up how the new rules on enforcement obstacles affect the group's right to financial assistance and care. The plan establishes that human rights encompass everyone, including people in flight and undocumented, that care shall be provided according to need and that everyone has the right to basic economic security. Such a follow-up thus lies in the plan's direction.

Original (Swedish)

Motförslaget vill följa upp hur de nya reglerna om verkställighetshinder slår mot gruppens rätt till ekonomiskt bistånd och vård. Planen slår fast att de mänskliga rättigheterna omfattar alla, även människor på flykt och papperslösa, att vård ska ges efter behov och att alla har rätt till en grundläggande ekonomisk trygghet. En sådan uppföljning ligger därmed i planens riktning.

  • rights also for the undocumenteddecisive»omfattar alla, även människor på flykt och papperslösa.« (party programme ↗)“encompass everyone, including people in flight and undocumented.”
  • care according to need»samhälle bygger på förebyggande hälsosatsningar och tillgång till vård efter behov - inte« (party programme ↗)“society is built on preventive health investments and access to care according to need - not”
  • basic economic security»Alla har rätt till en grundläggande ekonomisk trygghet. Vår vision är att alla som saknar« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to basic economic security. Our vision is that everyone who lacks”
  • humane migration policy»Vi gröna står för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik. I en tid där människor som« (party programme ↗)“We Greens stand for a humane and legally secure migration policy. In a time when people”
CCenterpartietNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The party programme counts food, housing and care among the basic needs that society collectively bears responsibility for, and requires that security is so comprehensive that no one is allowed to fall through the safety nets.

Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The party programme counts food, housing and care among the basic needs that society collectively bears responsibility for, and requires that security is so comprehensive that no one is allowed to fall through the safety nets. Following up how new rules on enforcement obstacles affect the affected group's right to support and care flows from that commitment. However, the plan does not address enforcement obstacles directly.

Original (Swedish)

Partiprogrammet räknar mat, boende och vård till de grundläggande behov som samhället gemensamt ansvarar för, och kräver att tryggheten är så heltäckande att ingen tillåts falla igenom skyddsnäten. Att följa upp hur nya regler om verkställighetshinder slår mot den berörda gruppens rätt till bistånd och vård följer av det åtagandet. Planen behandlar dock inte verkställighetshinder direkt.

  • collective responsibility for basic needsdecisive»Människor har en rad grundläggande behov: mat, kläder, boende och vård.« (party programme ↗)“People have a range of basic needs: food, clothing, housing and care.”
  • no one falls through the safety nets»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”
  • equivalent public welfare»Det som det offentliga finansierar ska vara likvärdigt för alla och med samma goda kvalitet till alla.« (party programme ↗)“What the public finances must be equivalent for all and with the same high quality for all.”
  • rule of law principles»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended.”

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.

LLiberalernaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan establishes that those lacking permission shall nevertheless have access to schooling and healthcare and be protected against exploitation, and that undocumented is not the same as rightless.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan establishes that those lacking permission shall nevertheless have access to schooling and healthcare and be protected against exploitation, and that undocumented is not the same as rightless. It also requires that removals and expulsions are evaluated and that intrusive legislation is followed up. A follow-up with focus on the group's right to support and care follows directly from these commitments.

Original (Swedish)

Planen slår fast att den som saknar tillstånd ändå ska ha tillgång till skolgång och sjukvård och skyddas mot exploatering, och att papperslös inte är detsamma som rättslös. Den kräver också att avvisningar och utvisningar utvärderas och att ingripande lagstiftning följs upp. En uppföljning med fokus på gruppens rätt till bistånd och vård följer direkt av dessa åtaganden.

  • care and school for undocumenteddecisive»Så länge de befinner sig här ska de ha tillgång till skolgång och sjukvård och skyddas mot exploatering.« (party programme ↗)“As long as they are here they shall have access to schooling and healthcare and be protected against exploitation.”
  • rights regardless of status»Att vara papperslös är inte att vara rättslös.« (party programme ↗)“Being undocumented is not being rightless.”
  • evaluated expulsions»Avvisningar och utvisningar från Sverige ska utvärderas och kvalitetsgranskas.« (party programme ↗)“Removals and expulsions from Sweden shall be evaluated and quality controlled.”
  • follow-up of intrusive laws»Redan införda lagar med stark påverkan på den personliga integriteten ska regelbundet utvärderas.« (party programme ↗)“Already introduced laws with strong impact on personal integrity shall be regularly evaluated.”

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.

KDKristdemokraternaNoYesdeparts from the plannot addressed

The plan states that refugees' and asylum seekers' health problems must be highlighted and that access to healthcare when needed is a right for all residents.

Plan documents: party programme

Reasoning and quotes

The plan states that refugees' and asylum seekers' health problems must be highlighted and that access to healthcare when needed is a right for all residents. Monitoring how the new rules on enforcement obstacles affect the group's care and economic assistance follows from this, as does the requirement that monitoring and quality control are a political task.

Original (Swedish)

Planen säger att flyktingars och asylsökandes hälsoproblem måste uppmärksammas och att tillgång till hälso- och sjukvård vid behov är en rättighet för alla invånare. En uppföljning av hur de nya reglerna om verkställighetshinder slår mot gruppens vård och ekonomiska bistånd följer av det, liksom av kravet att uppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är en politisk uppgift.

  • highlight asylum seekers' healthdecisive»Flyktingars och asylsökandes hälsoproblem, fysiska såväl som psykiska,« (party programme ↗)“Refugees' and asylum seekers' health problems, physical as well as psychological,”
  • care according to need for all»Tillgång till hälso- och sjukvård vid behov är i vid mening en rättighet för alla« (party programme ↗)“Access to healthcare when needed is in a broad sense a right for all”
  • monitoring as political task»kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
  • consequences shall be considered»Alla politiska beslut bör fattas i enlighet med förvaltarskapsprincipen, vilket innebär att« (party programme ↗)“All political decisions should be made in accordance with the stewardship principle, which means that”

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.

MModeraternaYesYesfollows the plannot addressed

The plan is built on welfare benefits being qualified through work and lawful settlement and on those who received a rejection quickly leaving the country.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan is built on welfare benefits being qualified through work and lawful settlement and on those who received a rejection quickly leaving the country. A follow-up that puts the affected group's right to financial assistance and care at its centre points in the opposite direction from the plan's qualification line. The plan says nothing about the follow-up as such, so certainty is low.

Original (Swedish)

Planen bygger på att välfärdsförmåner ska kvalificeras genom arbete och laglig bosättning och att den som fått avslag snabbt ska lämna landet. En uppföljning som ställer den berörda gruppens rätt till ekonomiskt bistånd och vård i centrum pekar i motsatt riktning mot planens kvalificeringslinje. Planen säger inget om uppföljningen som sådan, varför säkerheten är låg.

  • qualification to welfaredecisive»Införa kvalificering till välfärden för nyanlända genom eget arbete eller genom permanent och laglig bosättning i landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce qualification to welfare for newly arrived through own work or through permanent and lawful settlement in the country”
  • swift return on rejection»Av största vikt är att den som fått ett nej på asylansökan så fort som möjligt lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Of paramount importance is that the person who received a no on their asylum application leaves the country as soon as possible.”
  • counter shadow society»Vi riskerar annars ett växande skuggsamhälle, med social utsatthet, illegalt arbete och brottslighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We risk otherwise a growing shadow society, with social deprivation, illegal work and criminality”
SDSverigedemokraternaYesYesfollows the plannot addressed

The plan wants to review welfare systems to limit non-citizens' right to welfare and raise the threshold for access to taxpayer-financed welfare.

Plan documents: 2022 manifesto

Reasoning and quotes

The plan wants to review welfare systems to limit non-citizens' right to welfare and raise the threshold for access to taxpayer-financed welfare. A follow-up aimed at protecting the right to financial assistance and healthcare for persons with outstanding execution (verkställighetshinder) after criminal suspicion pulls in the opposite direction. The plan therefore does not support the counter-proposal's demands.

Original (Swedish)

Planen vill se över bidragssystemen för att begränsa icke-medborgares rätt till välfärden och höja tröskeln för att ta del av skattefinansierad välfärd. En uppföljning inriktad på att värna rätten till ekonomiskt bistånd och sjukvård för personer med verkställighetshinder efter brottsmisstanke drar åt motsatt håll. Planen ger därför inte stöd åt motförslagets krav.

  • limited welfare for non-citizensdecisive»Sociala attraktionsfaktorer som exempelvis bidragssystem behöver ses över för att begränsa icke-medborgares rätt till välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social attraction factors such as for example benefit systems need to be reviewed to limit non-citizens' right to welfare.”
  • higher welfare threshold»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 taxpayer-financed welfare”
  • protect welfare»Göra det svårare att exploatera den svenska välfärden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it harder to exploit Swedish welfare”
  • combat the shadow economy»Bekämpa skuggsamhället och illegal migration med fler kontroller och fler utvisningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat the shadow economy and illegal migration with more controls and more deportations”

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Source: The Swedish Parliament