Child poverty

The election manifesto points out that many children grow up in poverty and demands a policy that redistributes resources from rich to poor people and areas, with children's right to good lives as the starting point. The party programme is built on general welfare where the lowest level is high. A swift national strategy and a zero vision for child poverty, bringing together measures across several policy areas, is directly in line with this.

• children grow up in povertydecisive»Många barn växer upp i fattigdom och Sverige har högst andel fattigpensionärer av de nordiska länderna, oftast är det kvinnor som drabbas av orättvisan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many children grow up in poverty and Sweden has the highest proportion of poor pensioners of the Nordic countries, usually it is women who suffer the injustice.”
• redistribution to the poor»Det är möjligt, men det kräver en annan politik och att vi omfördelar resurserna från rika till fattiga människor, från rika områden till fattiga områden och förorter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is possible, but it requires a different policy and that we redistribute resources from rich to poor people, from rich areas to poor areas and outer districts.”
• general welfare with a high floor»Genom en generell välfärd där lägsta nivån är hög knyter« (party programme ↗)“Through a general welfare where the lowest level is high ties”
• children's right to good lives»Barn, sjuka och arbetslösa måste självklart ha samma rätt som arbetande människor att ha goda liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children, sick people and the unemployed must of course have the same right as working people to have good lives.”

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 party programme sets the goal of a society where children do not grow up in poverty, and the election manifesto promises to strengthen child-raising families' economy. Full employment and that everyone who can work shall work are furthermore the plan's foremost tool against economic vulnerability, which corresponds to the counter-proposal's demand for more parents in work. A national strategy and zero vision against child poverty is thus the plan's own objective.

• no child povertydecisive»Ett samhälle där barn inte växer upp i fattigdom.« (party programme ↗)“A society where children do not grow up in poverty.”
• strengthened economy for child-raising families»Vi är beredda att stärka ekonomin för Sveriges barnfamiljer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are prepared to strengthen the economy for Sweden's child-raising families.”
• full employment»Full sysselsättning.« (party programme ↗)“Full employment.”
• more parents in work»Alla som kan jobba ska jobba och bidra för att bli en del av samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who can work shall work and contribute in order to become part of society.”

The election manifesto states that not a single child shall grow up in poverty, and the party programme that children shall not grow up in economic deprivation and that deprivation shall not be inherited. A zero vision and a swiftly developed national strategy that brings together measures from several policy areas is exactly the coordinated approach the plan's commitment requires. The plan also wants to strengthen protection against eviction especially for families with children.

• zero vision against child povertydecisive»I det nya gröna folkhemmet ska inte ett enda barn växa upp i fattigdom« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the new green people's home, not a single child shall grow up in poverty”
• sufficient family support»Ersättningarna till barnfamiljer, framförallt de som har det tuffast ekonomiskt, behöver vara tillräckligt höga för att barn inte ska växa upp i fattigdom.« (party programme ↗)“Allowances to families with children, especially those who have it toughest economically, need to be high enough so that children do not grow up in poverty.”
• broken poverty inheritance»Ekonomisk utsatthet ska inte gå i arv.« (party programme ↗)“Economic deprivation shall not be inherited.”
• protection against eviction of families with children»Därför vill vi stärka skyddet mot vräkning - särskilt för barnfamiljer - och säkra att socialt utsatta får det stöd som krävs för att få och behålla en bostad.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore we want to strengthen protection against eviction - especially for families with children - and ensure that socially disadvantaged people get the support needed to get and keep a home.”

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 party programme makes it a shared responsibility to remedy the injustices created by inheritance and upbringing, and the election manifesto wants to make preschool and after-school activities accessible to all to give every child a good start. A strategy against child poverty that brings together multiple policy areas and especially aims to get more parents into work aligns with this and with the plan's employment focus.

• remedy unequal upbringingdecisive»att utjämna de orättvisor som arv och uppväxt skapat« (party programme ↗)“to remedy the injustices created by inheritance and upbringing”
• preschool and after-school for all»Vi vill göra förskola och fritidsverksamhet tillgänglig för alla, utan att dessa kostnader drabbar kommunerna, för att underlätta integrationen, stärka jämställdheten och ge varje barn en bra start i livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make preschool and after-school activities accessible to all, without these costs burdening municipalities, to facilitate integration, strengthen equality and give every child a good start in life.”
• from benefits to work»Vi vill att det ska löna sig mer att gå från bidrag till arbete« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want it to pay more to go from benefits to work”
• more parents in work»Fler utrikes födda kvinnor måste få en chans att jobba, lära sig svenska och till fullo komma in i det svenska samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More foreign-born women must get a chance to work, learn Swedish and fully enter Swedish 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 party programme establishes that the most important factor for an economically secure upbringing is that parents can support themselves and their family, which is exactly the counter-proposal's main track, and wants to raise the maintenance level for economically disadvantaged children. The plan also requires state responsibility for housing for homeless and housing-insecure people with clear focus on children and targeted support for low-income families with high housing costs. A comprehensive national strategy against child poverty brings together these commitments.

• work against child povertydecisive»Den viktigaste faktorn för att ge barn en ekonomiskt trygg uppväxt är goda förutsättningar för föräldrar att kunna försörja sig och sin familj.« (party programme ↗)“The most important factor for giving children an economically secure upbringing is good conditions for parents to support themselves and their family.”
• better conditions for disadvantaged children»En höjd nivå behövs för att förbättra villkoren för ekonomiskt utsatta barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“A raised level is needed to improve the conditions of economically disadvantaged children and young people.”
• state responsibility against homelessness»Staten bör ta ett ökat ansvar för att finansiera bostäder för hem- och bostadslösa med ett tydligt fokus på barn.« (party programme ↗)“The state should take increased responsibility for financing housing for homeless and housing-insecure people with clear focus on children.”
• targeted support for low-income families»Barnfamiljer med låg inkomst och hög boendekostnad ska kunna få särskilt stöd.« (party programme ↗)“Low-income families with high housing costs shall be able to receive targeted support.”

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 children have the right to a safe upbringing environment and that low-income families with children must be given a good housing standard, while new jobs are identified as the most important redistribution policy issue. A comprehensive strategy against child poverty spanning multiple policy areas and aimed at getting more parents into work addresses these commitments. The concept of child poverty is not used in the documents, so the conclusion is derived.

• safe upbringingdecisive»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a safe upbringing environment.”
• jobs as redistribution policy»tillkomsten av nya jobb den i särklass viktigaste fördelningspolitiska frågan« (party programme ↗)“the creation of new jobs the by far most important redistribution policy issue”
• support for vulnerable families with children»Lågavlönade barnfamiljer, pensionärer och studerande måste ges möjligheter till en god« (party programme ↗)“Low-income families with children, pensioners and students must be given opportunities for good”
• no one is left behind»Kristdemokraterna vill bygga ett samhälle där ingen hålls tillbaka och ingen lämnas efter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Christian Democrats want to build a society where no one is held back and no one is left behind.”

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 overarching goal is a Sweden where children see their parents go to work and where more support themselves, which is precisely the path the counter-proposal indicates to reduce children's economic vulnerability. The plan also uses the zero-vision form itself, regarding homelessness among pensioners, and wants to break social exclusion with a major benefit reform. A strategy with this content thus aligns with the plan.

• parents in workdecisive»Ett Sverige där barnen ser sina föräldrar gå till jobbet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A Sweden where children see their parents go to work.”
• self-support benefits all»Att fler försörjer sig själva gynnar alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That more support themselves benefits all.”
• break social exclusion»Genomföra en stor bidragsreform för att bryta utanförskapet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Carry out a major benefit reform to break social exclusion”
• zero vision as a tool»Införa en nollvision för hemlöshet bland pensionärer och öka den statliga finansieringen av boendestöd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a zero vision for homelessness among pensioners and increase state financing of housing support”

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 children get caught in the middle when families are in economic difficulty and that the best interests of the child shall always be considered in family policy. A comprehensive strategy against children's economic vulnerability that specifically aims to get more parents into employment also aligns with the plan's work line. The party programme requires that all children regardless of family background shall have good conditions to succeed.

• children in economically vulnerable familiesdecisive»I familjer som på olika sätt har det svårt är det barnen som hamnar i kläm och kan fara illa därför måste också barnens bästa stå i fokus i familjepolitiken.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In families that are struggling in various ways, it is the children who get caught in the middle and may suffer, so the best interests of children must also be in focus in family policy.”
• best interests of the child»Att barnets bästa alltid ska beaktas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That the best interests of the child shall always be considered”
• parents in employment»Göra det mer lönsamt att arbeta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make work more profitable”
• equal opportunities for children»alla barn, oavsett familjebakgrund, bostadsort och föräldrarnas« (party programme ↗)“all children, regardless of family background, place of residence and parents'”

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.