2026-03-112025/26:SoU15 · p.3SoUHealth & social services
Indexing of assistance compensation
Uprating of personal-assistance compensation (the hourly rate)
What's at stake: Affects assistance providers and people entitled to assistance: if the hourly rate is not uprated in line with wage growth, providers' finances are squeezed, hitting small and family-owned providers harder than large for-profit companies, which can affect the quality of assistance.
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 now renew its call on the government to promptly come back with proposals for a new model for uprating the hourly rate of personal-assistance compensation, or wait for the government's own follow-up work.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee refers to the fact that parliament already called on the government in June 2024 to report annually on how the standard amount for assistance compensation is calculated and to review the uprating model. The committee does not consider further initiatives on this matter necessary at this time and rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 3 (S, V, C, MP)
The dissenters (S, V, C, MP) point out that the hourly rate has in recent years been uprated less than wage-cost growth, squeezing providers hard - large for-profit companies have coped better than smaller family-owned companies and individual employers. They want the government to promptly come back to parliament with proposals in line with the earlier call on the hourly rate.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 3 by S, V, C, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: SDSverigedemokraterna
Ja 149–146Nej 87–208
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/18/0/4 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | No 0/89/0/17 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 56/0/0/12 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/9 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2025/26:3017 by Dan Hovskär (KD), 2025/26:3188 by Martina Johansson et al. (C) demand 70, 2025/26:3543 by Nils Seye Larsen et al. (MP) demand 4 and 2025/26:3645 by Fredrik Lundh Sammeli et al. (S) demand 169.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:3017 av Dan Hovskär (KD), 2025/26:3188 av Martina Johansson m.fl. (C) yrkande 70, 2025/26:3543 av Nils Seye Larsen m.fl. (MP) yrkande 4 och 2025/26:3645 av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S) yrkande 169.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 130 proposals in motions from the ordinary motion period 2025 concerning support for persons with disabilities. The proposals dealt with, among other things, the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, the personal escort service for persons with visual impairment, and welfare fraud and abuse within personal assistance. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to ongoing work in the area.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the government to investigate how the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities can be incorporated into Swedish law. (S, V, C, MP) — Reservation 3
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.
The plan demands that personal assistance be developed so that the support really meets needs and that those living with a disability can rely on receiving the support they need.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands that personal assistance be developed so that the support really meets needs and that those living with a disability can rely on receiving the support they need. An increase in the hourly rate that lags behind salary costs erodes precisely that security. However, the plan does not address the schematic amount's calculation model as such.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att personlig assistans utvecklas så att insatserna på riktigt täcker behoven och att den som lever med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna lita på att få det stöd som behövs. En uppräkning av timbeloppet som halkar efter lönekostnaderna urholkar just den tryggheten. Planen talar dock inte om schablonbeloppets beräkningsmodell som sådan.
- assistance shall meet needsdecisive»assistans behöver utvecklas så att de på riktigt täcker behoven.« (party programme ↗)“assistance needs to be developed so that they really meet needs.”
- reliable support for disability»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, as someone living with a disability, you can rely on receiving the support you need, and that your right to participate in society in the way you want is not constantly questioned and made difficult.”
- robust security systems»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, sickness insurance, disability support and pensions.”
- invest in care quality»Vi vill investera i högre kvalitet i omsorgen för äldre och personer med« (party programme ↗)“We want to invest in higher quality care for elderly people and those with”
The election manifesto binds the party to securing the right to personal assistance and to combating profit-seeking within assistance services.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto binds the party to securing the right to personal assistance and to combating profit-seeking within assistance services. An indexation of the hourly rate that lags behind labour costs erodes that right and benefits large profit-driven companies ahead of smaller providers and self-employed employers. The plan's commitments to good conditions for employees in care and social services point in the same direction as the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet binder partiet vid att säkra rätten till personlig assistans och vid att motverka vinstjakten inom assistansen. En uppräkning av timbeloppet som halkar efter lönekostnaderna urholkar den rätten och gynnar stora vinstdrivande bolag framför mindre anordnare och egna arbetsgivare. Planens åtaganden om goda villkor för anställda i vård och omsorg pekar åt samma håll som motförslagets krav.
- secured 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 work on proposals to improve sickness benefit.”
- combated profit-seeking in assistance»Vinstjakten inom assistansen ska motverkas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Profit-seeking within assistance services shall be combated”
- good conditions in care»Goda förutsättningar och villkor för anställda i vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“Good terms and conditions for employees in care and social services.”
- removed barriers to participation»Undanröjda hinder för personer med funktionsnedsättning att delta i samhällslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Removed barriers for persons with disabilities to participate in social life.”
The party programme establishes that personal assistance should be developed and strengthened and that assistance hours should be sufficient for an active social life, which requires that the hourly amount follows cost developments.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that personal assistance should be developed and strengthened and that assistance hours should be sufficient for an active social life, which requires that the hourly amount follows cost developments. The election manifesto additionally wants to clarify the LSS (Act on Support and Services for People with Certain Disabilities) so that people get the support they are entitled to. The counter-proposal's requirement for a proposal on the hourly amount follows from these commitments, even though the compensation model is not addressed explicitly.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att den personliga assistansen ska utvecklas och stärkas och att assistanstimmar ska räcka till ett aktivt socialt liv, vilket förutsätter att timbeloppet följer kostnadsutvecklingen. Valmanifestet vill dessutom förtydliga LSS så att människor får det stöd de har rätt till. Motförslagets krav på förslag om timbeloppet följer av dessa åtaganden, även om ersättningsmodellen inte behandlas uttryckligen.
- strengthened personal assistancedecisive»Den personliga assistansen ska utvecklas« (party programme ↗)“Personal assistance should be developed”
- clarified LSS right»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 Services for People with Certain Disabilities (LSS) is clarified and state management is introduced in personal assistance so that people get the support they need and are entitled to”
- assistance for an active life»säkerställer ett aktivt socialt liv och deltagande i fritidsaktiviteter« (party programme ↗)“ensures an active social life and participation in leisure activities”
- welfare before profit interests»Välfärden ska byggas utifrån solidaritet, inte marknadslogik. Vinstintressen hör inte« (party programme ↗)“Welfare should be built on solidarity, not market logic. Profit interests do not belong”
The election manifesto promises that those with a disability shall receive the support they need and that the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto promises that those with a disability shall receive the support they need and that the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function. The party moreover wants to defend choice in care and is explicitly a friend to small businesses, which speaks for smaller providers and self-employed not being pushed out by too low an increase. The plan therefore supports the requirement that the hourly rate be reviewed.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar att den som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd som behövs och att staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar. Partiet vill dessutom försvara valfriheten i omsorgen och är uttalat småföretagens vän, vilket talar för att mindre anordnare och egna arbetsgivare inte ska pressas ut av en för låg uppräkning. Planen stöder därför kravet på att timbeloppet ses över.
- 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.”
- choice in care»Vi vill försvara valfriheten inom vård och omsorg och bedriva verksamheten nära vårdtagarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to defend choice in care and conduct operations close to the care recipients.”
- small businesses' conditions»Därför kommer Centerpartiet alltid att vara småföretagens bästa vän i svensk politik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore the Centre Party will always be small businesses' best friend in Swedish politics.”
- influence over own support»måste ha inflytande över sitt liv och få det stöd som behövs« (party programme ↗)“must have influence over their life and receive the support they need”
The plan states that the shortcomings in today's assistance remuneration are so serious that it requires a crisis commission, and that the personal right to assistance shall be protected in law.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that the shortcomings in today's assistance remuneration are so serious that it requires a crisis commission, and that the personal right to assistance shall be protected in law. An increase in hourly rate that does not follow wage costs is just such a shortcoming. The counter-proposal's demand for swift proposals on the hourly rate thus aligns with the plan's direction.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att bristerna i dagens assistansersättning är så allvarliga att det krävs en kriskommission, och att den personliga rättigheten till assistans ska värnas i lag. En uppräkning av timbeloppet som inte följer lönekostnaderna är just en sådan brist. Motförslagets krav på skyndsamma förslag om timbeloppet ligger därmed i planens riktning.
- crisis in assistance remunerationdecisive»Bristerna i dagens assistansersättning – vårt viktigaste stöd till många med funktionsnedsättning – är så allvarliga att det krävs en kriskommission.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The shortcomings in today's assistance remuneration – our most important support for many with disabilities – are so serious that it requires a crisis commission.”
- assistance for independent living»Personlig assistans är avgörande för mångas möjlighet att leva ett självständigt liv.« (party programme ↗)“Personal assistance is crucial for many's ability to live an independent life.”
- the right to assistance in law»personliga rättigheten till assistans ska värnas i lag och likvärdigheten i bedömningarna« (party programme ↗)“the personal right to assistance shall be protected in law and equality in assessments”
- supervision of assistance providers»Vi vill även under nästa mandatperiod inrätta en LSS-inspektion som bevakar den enskildes rättigheter gentemot staten och får bukt med de oseriösa aktörer inom assistansen där brukare eller anställda far illa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We also want to establish an LSS inspection during the next term that monitors the individual's rights against the state and tackles the disreputable actors within assistance where users or employees fare poorly.”
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 individual themselves shall decide who performs the service and that support and service shall be designed according to the individual's needs, which presupposes that providers remain to choose from.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that the individual themselves shall decide who performs the service and that support and service shall be designed according to the individual's needs, which presupposes that providers remain to choose from. Business policy shall moreover place small and often family-owned enterprises in the centre. An increase in the hourly rate that follows wage costs is needed for that freedom and diversity to persist.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att den enskilde själv ska bestämma vem som utför tjänsten och att stöd och service ska utformas efter den enskildes behov, vilket förutsätter att det finns anordnare kvar att välja mellan. Näringslivspolitiken ska dessutom sätta de små och ofta familjeägda företagen i centrum. En uppräkning av timbeloppet som följer lönekostnaderna behövs för att den valfriheten och mångfalden ska bestå.
- freedom of choice in providerdecisive»Vem som ska utföra tjänsten ska den enskilde själv få bestämma.« (party programme ↗)“The individual themselves shall decide who performs the service.”
- self-determination for people with disability»SJÄLVBESTÄMMANDE VID FUNKTIONSNEDSÄTTNING« (2022 manifesto ↗)“SELF-DETERMINATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY”
- small enterprises in centre»ska stå i centrum för utformningen av näringslivspolitiken« (party programme ↗)“shall be in the centre of business policy design”
- support according to individual's needs»Såväl hjälpmedel som utbildning, vård, omsorg och service av olika slag« (party programme ↗)“Both aids and education, care, nursing and service of various kinds”
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 assistance compensation standard amount is not addressed in the documents.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The assistance compensation standard amount is not addressed in the documents. Closest lying principle is that choice and a diversity of providers is a central part of the welfare model, together with the state's responsibility for the vulnerable and disadvantaged. An increase that does not follow wage costs eliminates smaller providers and undermines precisely that diversity, which speaks for the counter-proposal's demand.
Original (Swedish)
Assistansersättningens schablonbelopp behandlas inte i dokumenten. Närmast liggande princip är att valfrihet och en mångfald av utförare är en central del av välfärdsmodellen, tillsammans med statens ansvar för de svaga och utsatta. En uppräkning som inte följer lönekostnaderna slår ut mindre utförare och urholkar just den mångfalden, vilket talar för motförslagets krav.
- choice in welfaredecisive»För Moderaterna är valfrihet en central del av den svenska« (party programme ↗)“For the Moderate Party, choice is a central part of the Swedish”
- diversity of providers»En mångfald av aktörer är också en förutsätt« (party programme ↗)“A diversity of actors is also a prerequisite”
- responsibility for the disadvantaged»samt ansvar för de svaga och utsatta« (party programme ↗)“and responsibility for the vulnerable and disadvantaged”
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 states that benefit levels within LSS have been progressively eroded and requires a long-term calculation model for the standard amount so that the adjustment better reflects wage and cost development.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that benefit levels within LSS have been progressively eroded and requires a long-term calculation model for the standard amount so that the adjustment better reflects wage and cost development. That is precisely what the counter-proposal demands when it points out that the hourly amount has been raised less than wage costs. The plan has also explicitly opposed savings requirements within LSS.
Original (Swedish)
Planen konstaterar att ersättningsnivåerna inom LSS successivt urholkats och kräver en långsiktig beräkningsmodell för schablonbeloppet så att uppräkningen bättre speglar löne- och kostnadsutvecklingen. Det är precis vad motförslaget begär när det pekar på att timbeloppet räknats upp mindre än lönekostnaderna. Planen har dessutom uttryckligen motsatt sig sparkraven inom LSS.
- new indexation model for the standard amountdecisive»En långsiktig beräkningsmodell av schablonbeloppet för assistansersättningen bör tas fram för att uppräkningen av ersättningen bättre ska spegla löne- och kostnadsutvecklingen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A long-term calculation model for the standard amount of assistance compensation should be developed so that the adjustment of compensation better reflects wage and cost development.”
- eroded benefit levels»Ersättningsnivåerna för LSS har successivt urholkats och täcker idag inte kostnadsökningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Benefit levels for LSS have been progressively eroded and today do not cover cost increases.”
- calculation model for assistance compensation»Ta fram en ny beräkningsmodell av schablonbeloppet för assistansersättningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Develop a new calculation model for the standard amount of assistance compensation”
- opposition to savings cuts in LSS»Sverigedemokraterna har starkt motsatt sig sparkraven inom LSS.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats have strongly opposed savings requirements within LSS.”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:SoU15)
- Committee report full text (HD01SoU15)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:1014 — Slopande av den övre åldersgränsen inom LSS av Daniel Persson (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1018 — Skärpt lag gällande förhandsbesked av Daniel Persson (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1105 — Översyn av hjälpmedel och bostadsanpassning av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2025/26:132 — Stävjande av fusk med personlig assistans av Josef Fransson (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1341 — Likvärdig förskrivning av hjälpmedel över landet av Sanna Backeskog m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1586 — FN:s funktionsrättskonvention av Malin Danielsson (L)
- Motion 2025/26:1588 — Nationellt kompetenscentrum för dövfrågor av Malin Danielsson (L)
- Motion 2025/26:1631 — Stärkt rättssäkerhet och likvärdigt stöd för döva av Jessica Rodén och Louise Thunström (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1779 — Personlig assistans vid sjukhusvistelse av Marie Nicholson (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1885 — Rättvist bilstöd för personer med funktionshinder av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1951 — Starkare tillsammans - för en rättvis funktionshinderspolitik som håller ihop Sverige av Mattias Vepsä och Alexandra Völker (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1961 — Funktionsnedsattas rätt till utbildning på lika villkor av Mattias Vepsä m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2053 — Hjälpmedel vid funktionsnedsättning av Anne-Li Sjölund (C)
- Motion 2025/26:2197 — Behov av en nationell ögonstrategi av Crister Carlsson (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2208 — Ledarhund som hjälpmedel i vardagen av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2217 — Förhindrande av felaktiga utbetalningar inom assistansersättning av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2025/26:26 — Bötesbrott att distrahera en ledarhund under arbete av Josef Fransson (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2778 — En funktionsrättspolitik för trygghet och delaktighet av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2915 — Utvecklande av LSS av Lars Beckman (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2927 — Stärkt rätt till personlig assistans i skola och daglig verksamhet av Marléne Lund Kopparklint m.fl. (M)
Source: The Swedish Parliament