2026-03-112025/26:SoU15 · p.2SoUHealth & social services
Inquiry on basic needs and implementation of the Guardianship Inquiry's proposals
State responsibility for personal assistance and 'basic needs'
What's at stake: Affects people entitled to personal assistance under the Swedish LSS Act: how broadly 'basic needs' are interpreted determines who receives state-funded assistance, and how quickly, and on what terms, responsibility moves from municipalities to the state.
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 the government should investigate, even before state responsibility is introduced, making all 'basic needs' qualify for assistance, or whether the question can wait until the government's own review and special inquiry are complete.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee shares the government's assessment that state responsibility for personal assistance increases equal treatment and legal certainty and gives more efficient administration. The committee welcomes that the government intends to review the conditions and regulatory framework before the transition, and notes that a special inquiry has already been tasked with proposing measures to ensure that people entitled to assistance have their needs met. The committee therefore does not consider it necessary for parliament to take its own initiatives, and the motions are rejected.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 2 (S, V, C, MP)
The dissenters (S, V, C, MP) want the government to urgently launch an inquiry into whether all 'basic needs' can be made fully assistance-qualifying, as a way to restore the intent of the LSS Act - and want this done before responsibility moves to the state. After that, the government should implement the inquiry's proposal that the state, through the Social Insurance Agency, take over full responsibility for decisions and funding of personal assistance.
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 2 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: LLiberalerna, SDSverigedemokraterna
Ja 149–146Nej 74–221
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: high | derived |
| S | No | No 0/89/0/17 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| 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 2025/26:712 by Malin Danielsson (L), 2025/26:2778 by Nadja Awad et al. (V) demands 24 and 25, 2025/26:2915 by Lars Beckman (M), 2025/26:3188 by Martina Johansson et al. (C) demands 60 and 61, 2025/26:3205 by Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M), 2025/26:3543 by Nils Seye Larsen et al. (MP) demand 3 and 2025/26:3645 by Fredrik Lundh Sammeli et al. (S) demands 167 and 168.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:712 av Malin Danielsson (L), 2025/26:2778 av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V) yrkandena 24 och 25, 2025/26:2915 av Lars Beckman (M), 2025/26:3188 av Martina Johansson m.fl. (C) yrkandena 60 och 61, 2025/26:3205 av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M), 2025/26:3543 av Nils Seye Larsen m.fl. (MP) yrkande 3 och 2025/26:3645 av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S) yrkandena 167 och 168.
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 2
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 LSS services and personal assistance be developed so that they truly meet needs, and that the state has overall responsibility for welfare.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands that LSS services and personal assistance be developed so that they truly meet needs, and that the state has overall responsibility for welfare. Promptly investigating whether all basic needs should be assistance-qualifying before the main responsibility is transferred is a direct application of both these commitments. The plan does not address the ordering procedure.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att LSS-insatserna och den personliga assistansen utvecklas så att de på riktigt täcker behoven, och att staten har det övergripande ansvaret för välfärden. Att skyndsamt utreda om samtliga grundläggande behov ska vara assistansgrundande innan huvudmannaskapet förs över är en direkt tillämpning av båda dessa åtaganden. Planen behandlar inte beredningsordningen.
- assistance shall meet needsdecisive»assistans behöver utvecklas så att de på riktigt täcker behoven.« (party programme ↗)“assistance needs to be developed so that they truly meet needs.”
- secure support with 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 you who live with disability shall be able to rely on getting the support you need, and on your right to participate in society as you wish not constantly being questioned and made difficult.”
- state responsibility for welfare»övergripande ansvaret för välfärden.« (party programme ↗)“overall responsibility for welfare.”
- inclusive society»Vi vill skapa ett mer inkluderande samhälle genom att stärka välfärden« (party programme ↗)“We want to create a more inclusive society by strengthening welfare”
The election manifesto binds the party to securing the right to personal assistance, and the party programme requires that barriers to participation are removed and the safety net is robust throughout life.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto binds the party to securing the right to personal assistance, and the party programme requires that barriers to participation are removed and the safety net is robust throughout life. An inquiry into whether all basic needs should be grounds for assistance aims to restore that right precisely. That the state subsequently takes over as principal aligns with the plan's line on increased state responsibility for national equality.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet binder partiet vid att säkra rätten till personlig assistans, och partiprogrammet kräver att hindren för delaktighet undanröjs och att skyddsnätet är robust genom hela livet. En utredning av om samtliga grundläggande behov ska vara assistansgrundande syftar till att återupprätta just den rätten. Att staten därefter tar över huvudmannaskapet ligger i linje med planens linje om ökat statligt ansvar för nationell likvärdighet.
- 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 working on proposals to improve sickness benefits.”
- 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 society.”
- robust 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 for”
- state responsibility for equality»Ökat statligt ansvar och kontroll över sjukvården för nationell likvärdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Increased state responsibility and control over healthcare for national equality.”
The election manifesto explicitly requires that the Act on Support and Service to Persons with Certain Disabilities (LSS) be clarified and that public governance be introduced in personal assistance so that people receive the support they need and are entitled to.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly requires that the Act on Support and Service to Persons with Certain Disabilities (LSS) be clarified and that public governance be introduced in personal assistance so that people receive the support they need and are entitled to. The counter-proposal's requirement for a prompt investigation into making all basic needs assistance-grounding, followed by public governance, is precisely that commitment. The party programme strengthens this by stating that assistance should be developed and suffice for an active life.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver uttryckligen att LSS förtydligas och att statligt huvudmannaskap införs i den personliga assistansen så att människor får det stöd de behöver och har rätt till. Motförslagets krav på en skyndsam utredning om att göra samtliga grundläggande behov assistansgrundande, följt av statligt huvudmannaskap, är just det åtagandet. Partiprogrammet förstärker med att assistansen ska utvecklas och räcka till ett aktivt liv.
- clarified LSS and public governancedecisive»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 Service to Persons with Certain Disabilities (LSS) be clarified and public governance be introduced in personal assistance so that people receive the support they need and are entitled to”
- strengthened personal assistance»Den personliga assistansen ska utvecklas« (party programme ↗)“Personal assistance shall be developed”
- 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”
- equitable support across the country»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve support for persons with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country”
The election manifesto states that anyone with a disability should receive the support they need and that the state should take greater responsibility for LSS (assistance and services for people with disabilities) to function, which supports both the state's leadership role and that the needs assessment is reviewed first.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto states that anyone with a disability should receive the support they need and that the state should take greater responsibility for LSS (assistance and services for people with disabilities) to function, which supports both the state's leadership role and that the needs assessment is reviewed first. The party programme requires a basic security so comprehensive that no one falls through the safety nets and enforceable rights in law. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att den som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd som behövs och att staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar, vilket stödjer både det statliga huvudmannaskapet och att behovsbedömningen ses över först. Partiprogrammet kräver en grundtrygghet så heltäckande att ingen faller igenom skyddsnäten och utkrävbara rättigheter i lag. Planen stöder därför motförslagets krav.
- 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 should get the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function.”
- comprehensive basic security»Den grundläggande tryggheten måste vara så heltäckande att ingen tillåts falla igenom skyddsnäten« (party programme ↗)“The basic security must be so comprehensive that no one is allowed to fall through the safety nets”
- enforceable rights»Vi vill se en rättighetslagstiftning, ett tydligt samhällskontrakt med utkrävbara rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see rights-based legislation, a clear social contract with enforceable rights.”
- influence over one's 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 requires that the basic intentions in LSS be restored and that the law be designed so that also participation in society counts as a basic need, which is exactly what the counter-proposal's investigation aims at.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that the basic intentions in LSS be restored and that the law be designed so that also participation in society counts as a basic need, which is exactly what the counter-proposal's investigation aims at. The plan at the same time establishes that the state shall have the overall responsibility for personal assistance. Both parts of the counter-proposal thus align with the plan's line.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att grundintentionerna i LSS återupprättas och att lagen utformas så att även delaktighet i samhället räknas som grundläggande behov, vilket är exakt vad motförslagets utredning syftar till. Planen slår samtidigt fast att staten ska ha det samlade huvudmannaskapet för den personliga assistansen. Båda leden i motförslaget ligger därmed i planens linje.
- restore LSS intentionsdecisive»Grundintentionerna i lagen om stöd och service (LSS) behöver återupprättas och lagen vara« (party programme ↗)“The basic intentions in the Act Concerning Support and Service (LSS) need to be restored and the law be”
- broader basic needs»utformad så att även delaktighet i samhället, till exempel arbete, studier, utövande av« (party programme ↗)“designed so that also participation in society, for example work, studies, exercise of”
- state responsibility for personal assistance»Staten ska ha det samlade huvudmannaskapet för den personliga assistansen.« (party programme ↗)“The state shall have the overall responsibility for personal assistance.”
- crisis commission for personal assistance»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 personal assistance allowance – our most important support to many with functional impairments – are so serious that a crisis commission is required.”
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 a rights law that creates conditions for good living standards and that aids, care, nursing and services are shaped according to the individual's needs, with compensatory measures being necessary.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires a rights law that creates conditions for good living standards and that aids, care, nursing and services are shaped according to the individual's needs, with compensatory measures being necessary. Investigating whether all basic needs should be assistance-qualifying in their entirety is precisely such needs-based governance. The election manifesto's line that the state takes over responsibility to provide equality also argues for subsequently implementing state responsibility.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver en rättighetslag som skapar förutsättningar för goda levnadsvillkor och att hjälpmedel, vård, omsorg och service utformas efter den enskildes behov, med kompensatoriska insatser som nödvändiga. Att utreda om samtliga grundläggande behov ska vara assistansgrundande i sin helhet är just en sådan behovsstyrning. Valmanifestets linje att staten tar över huvudmannaskap för att ge likvärdighet talar också för att därefter genomföra statligt ansvar.
- rights law for good living standardsdecisive»Det bör finnas en rättighetslag som skapar förutsättningar för goda« (party programme ↗)“There should be a rights law that creates conditions for good”
- support according to the individual's needs»Såväl hjälpmedel som utbildning, vård, omsorg och service av olika slag« (party programme ↗)“Both aids and education, care, nursing and services of various kinds”
- compensatory measures are needed»Även insatser som är kompensatoriska minskar betydelsen« (party programme ↗)“Measures that are compensatory also reduce the significance”
- state responsibility provides equality»Låt staten ta över ansvaret för vården med en gemensam organisation i stället för 21 olika.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let the state take over responsibility for care with a joint organization instead of 21 different ones.”
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.
Personal assistance is not addressed in the documents.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
Personal assistance is not addressed in the documents. The nearest principle is that responsibility for the vulnerable and disadvantaged is among what comes first and that the state has a responsibility for one who cannot manage on their own. The requirement for a prompt investigation of basic needs and a state-owned governance that provides equivalence aligns with that responsibility, but lacks explicit support in the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Personlig assistans behandlas inte i dokumenten. Närmast liggande princip är att ansvaret för de svaga och utsatta hör till det som kommer först och att staten har ett ansvar för den som inte klarar sig själv. Kravet på en skyndsam utredning av de grundläggande behoven och ett statligt huvudmannaskap som ger likvärdighet ligger i linje med det ansvaret, men saknar uttryckligt stöd i planen.
- responsibility for the disadvantageddecisive»samt ansvar för de svaga och utsatta« (party programme ↗)“and responsibility for the vulnerable and disadvantaged”
- the state's safety net responsibility»har staten ett ansvar för att hjälpa den som faller igenom och« (party programme ↗)“the state has a responsibility to help those who fall through and”
- equivalent welfare»Du ska kunna känna dig trygg med att välfärden fungerar oavsett var i landet du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You should be able to feel confident that welfare works regardless of where in the country you live.”
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 explicitly requires that all basic needs shall be assistance-based in full and not weighed against each other, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to investigate.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly requires that all basic needs shall be assistance-based in full and not weighed against each other, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to investigate. The plan also wants state overall responsibility for personal assistance and points out that the divided governance has made assessments legally insecure, which supports that the state's takeover is implemented. Restoring the law's original intent first also lies in the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver uttryckligen att samtliga grundläggande behov ska vara assistansgrundande i sin helhet och inte ställas mot varandra, vilket är precis vad motförslaget vill utreda. Planen vill dessutom ha statligt helhetsansvar för personlig assistans och pekar på att det delade huvudmannaskapet gjort bedömningarna rättsosäkra, vilket stöder att statens övertagande genomförs. Att först återupprätta lagens ursprungliga intention ligger också i planen.
- all basic needs assistance-baseddecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill att samtliga grundläggande behov ska vara assistansgrundande i sin helhet och inte värderas eller ställas mot varandra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want all basic needs to be assistance-based in full and not assessed or weighed against each other.”
- state governance of assistance»Ha statligt helhetsansvar för personlig assistans« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Have state overall responsibility for personal assistance”
- restore LSS intent»Det är viktigt att i ett första steg upprätthålla LSS ursprungliga intentioner, före prejudicerande domar och regeringens krav på kostnadsbesparingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important in a first step to maintain the LSS's original intentions, before precedent-setting court rulings and the government's cost-saving requirements.”
- insecure divided governance»Det delade huvudmannaskapet mellan kommun och stat har lett till att bedömningarna har uppfattats som väldigt rättsosäkra« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The divided governance between municipality and state has led to assessments being perceived as very legally insecure”
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