For-Profit and Non-Profit Actors

The plan wants to counteract the privatization of women's shelters and stipulates that work against men's violence against women is a societal responsibility and not a profit opportunity for private companies. That an evaluation be conducted on how the new legislation on protected housing affects the relationship between profit-driven and non-profit actors responds directly to that commitment and to the plan's view of the shelter movement as a unique actor to strengthen. The committee's reference to temporary state subsidies is not addressed by the plan.

• against privatization of women's sheltersdecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill motverka den privatisering som sker av kvinnojourernas verksamhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to counteract the privatization of women's shelters.”
• societal responsibility, not profit market»Det är ett samhällsansvar att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor, inte en möjlighet för privata bolag att göra vinst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is a societal responsibility to stop men's violence against women, not an opportunity for private companies to make profit.”
• shelter movement as unique actor»opinionsarbete. Vi ser kvinno- och tjejjourrörelsen som en unik aktör« (party programme ↗)“advocacy work. We see the women's and girls' shelter movement as a unique actor”
• shelters' independence»Vi värnar kvinno- och tjejjourernas självständighet. Den får inte« (party programme ↗)“We protect women's and girls' shelters' independence. It must not”

The plan wants to limit profit interests in tax-funded activities and prevent profit-seeking in welfare care services, while raising resources for women's shelters' work. Evaluating how the new legislation on protected housing affects the balance between profit-driven and idea-driven actors follows from this commitment. The plan does not specifically mention protected housing, but its principle that profit interests must not guide policy supports the position.

• limited profit interests in welfaredecisive»vinstintresset begränsas och inte fungerar styrande för verksamheten« (party programme ↗)“profit interests are limited and do not function as guiding for the activity”
• prevent profit-seeking in care»Vinstjakten inom assistansen ska motverkas, liksom att brukare eller personliga assistenter utnyttjas i kriminella syften.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Profit-seeking within care services shall be prevented, as shall the exploitation of service users or personal assistants for criminal purposes.”
• support for women's shelters»och som ökat resurserna till kvinno- och tjejjourernas viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“and which has increased resources to women's and girls' shelters' important work.”
• social rights outside the market»De sociala rättigheter, som ska komma alla till del« (party programme ↗)“Social rights, which shall benefit everyone”

The party programme wants to remove commercially oriented actors from welfare and instead promote idea-driven activities, and requires more women's shelters with better conditions. According to the plan, welfare activities should not be treated as any market. A task to evaluate how the new legislation on protected housing affects non-profit versus for-profit actors therefore follows directly from the plan's commitments.

• promote idea-driven actorsdecisive»vill därför få bort de kommersiellt inriktade aktörerna och i stället främja idéburna verksamheter« (party programme ↗)“therefore wants to remove commercially oriented actors and instead promote idea-driven activities”
• strengthened women's shelters»mansmottagningar och kvinnojourer och bättre« (party programme ↗)“men's centres and women's shelters and better”
• welfare is not a market»Välfärdens verksamheter får inte hanteras som vilken marknad som helst.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare activities must not be treated as any market.”
• coordinated protection for people exposed to violence»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“create an exit door for people exposed to violence throughout the country”

The election manifesto requires that women's shelters, youth shelters and protected housing receive more and permanent funding and that long-term support to them is secured, as well as to organisations working with vulnerable groups. The party programme establishes civil society's independent and fundamental role. Evaluating whether new legislation on protected housing disadvantages volunteer activities therefore follows from the plan. The plan does not address the temporary government grant the committee refers to.

• permanent support to sheltersdecisive»Kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden behöver mer och permanent finansiering för att kunna fortsätta sitt viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's shelters, youth shelters and protected housing need more and permanent funding to continue their important work.”
• long-term support to protected housing»säkra det långsiktiga stödet till kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“secure long-term support to women's shelters, youth shelters and protected housing”
• civil society's role»Det civila samhället, människornas frivilliga organisering, är en fundamental del av varje väl fungerande demokrati och välfärdsstat.« (party programme ↗)“Civil society, people's voluntary organising, is a fundamental part of every well-functioning democracy and welfare state.”
• long-term funding of organisations»Organisationer som jobbar med flickor och pojkar, förövare och utsatta, ska ha den långsiktiga finansiering de behöver.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Organisations working with girls and boys, perpetrators and vulnerable people, shall have the long-term funding they need.”

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 regulations and procurements are designed so that idea-driven actors can more often contribute to welfare and that idea-driven care and welfare activities without profit motive are given good opportunities. The counter-proposal's requirement for an evaluation of how legislation on protected housing affects ideologically driven versus profit-driven actors aims at precisely that. The plan also wants to introduce national support for protected housing and give women's shelters long-term conditions.

• idea-driven actors in welfaredecisive»Regelverk och upphandlingar bör utformas så att det är oftare är möjligt för idéburna aktörer att bidra i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulations and procurements should be designed so that it is often possible for idea-driven actors to contribute to welfare.”
• idea-driven are important in welfare»Idéburna organisationer och sociala företag som bedriver vård och omsorg utan vinstsyfte är« (party programme ↗)“Ideologically motivated organizations and social enterprises that conduct care and welfare activities without profit are”
• support for protected housing»Ett nationellt stöd för skyddade boenden ska införas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“National support for protected housing shall be introduced.”
• women's shelters indispensable»kvinnojourerna är ett omistligt komplement till det offentligas insatser.« (party programme ↗)“women's shelters are an indispensable complement to the public services.”

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 requires that non-profit activities be prioritized over commercial interests and that the public realizes that non-profit organizations are independent, and makes evaluation and follow-up an important political task. The counter-proposal's requirement for a task to evaluate how the reform affects profit and non-profit actors thus follows from the plan's civil society commitments.

• non-profit before commercialdecisive»Ideell verksamhet ska prioriteras framför kommersiella intressen« (party programme ↗)“Non-profit activities shall be prioritized over commercial interests”
• evaluation is political task»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost tracking and quality control are therefore important political”
• independence of non-profits»ideella organisationer är fristående från den offentliga« (party programme ↗)“non-profit organizations are independent from the public”
• strengthened civil society»STÄRKT CIVILSAMHÄLLE« (2022 manifesto ↗)“STRENGTHENED CIVIL 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 plan commits to continuing to strengthen women's shelters and sees a diversity of actors as a prerequisite for renewal in welfare, which argues for following up whether a reform disadvantages non-profit activities. The plan's reform method moreover includes willingness to evaluate and reconsider what has been implemented. The question is not explicitly addressed, so the support is derived.

• strengthened women's sheltersdecisive»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's shelters”
• diversity of actors»En mångfald av aktörer är också en förutsättning för förnyelse och innovation.« (party programme ↗)“A diversity of actors is also a prerequisite for renewal and innovation.”
• evaluate reforms»beredskap för att utvärdera, ompröva, förändra och förbättra« (party programme ↗)“willingness to evaluate, reconsider, change and improve”
• stop men's violence»Vi ska stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall stop men's violence against women”

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 civil society takes a great responsibility for those who have broken away from honour-based abuse and that women's refuges must be supported and given better conditions. It also requires clear results and follow-up of every public investment. A mandate to evaluate how the new legislation affects non-profit compared to profit-driven providers of protected housing thus follows from the plan.

• support for women's refugesdecisive»Kvinnojourer med inriktning mot hedersproblematik måste stödjas och ges bättre förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's refuges focused on honour-based problems must be supported and given better conditions.”
• civil society's role»Civilsamhället tar ett stort ansvar för att hjälpa dem som har brutit sig loss från hedersförtryck eller försöker göra det.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil society takes a great responsibility for helping those who have broken away from honour-based abuse or are trying to do so.”
• support when breaking away from honour-based abuse»Stödja dem som vill bryta sig loss från hedersförtryck« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Support those who want to break away from honour-based abuse”
• follow-up of reforms»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”

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.