Follow-up and evaluation

The plan demands universal welfare with a high baseline and that children, the sick and the unemployed have the same right to good lives; it especially points out that many children grow up in poverty. A ceiling in the final safety net must therefore be tested against its social and economic effects and revised if it goes wrong. The plan supports the counter-proposal's demand for prompt follow-up and reform.

• equal right to good livesdecisive»Barn, sjuka och arbetslösa måste självklart ha samma rätt som arbetande människor att ha goda liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children, the sick and the unemployed must of course have the same right as working people to have good lives.”
• high baseline in welfare»hög lägsta nivå är en helt avgörande strategi för att samla människor« (party programme ↗)“a high baseline is an entirely crucial strategy for bringing people together”
• against child poverty»Många barn växer upp i fattigdom« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many children grow up in poverty”
• evaluate reform effects»förslag som visar sig effektiva och rättvisa den dag de genomförs.« (party programme ↗)“proposals that prove effective and fair when they are implemented.”

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 a robust social safety net and that no children grow up in poverty, with social policy that narrows gaps. A cap on benefits targets precisely the households the plan wants to protect, which is why a prompt social and economic evaluation with the possibility to reform the cap follows from the commitment. The plan does not explicitly address the benefit cap.

• no child povertydecisive»Ett samhälle där barn inte växer upp i fattigdom.« (party programme ↗)“A society where children do not grow up in poverty.”
• robust social safety net»Socialt skyddsnät under hela livet, med robusta socialförsäkringar« (party programme ↗)“Social safety net throughout life, with robust social insurance”
• gap-narrowing social policy»En socialpolitik som utjämnar klyftor och frigör människor.« (party programme ↗)“Social policy that narrows gaps and liberates people.”
• strengthened economy for families with children»Vi är beredda att stärka ekonomin för Sveriges barnfamiljer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are prepared to strengthen the economy for Sweden's families with children.”

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 no child shall grow up in poverty and that support to families with children needs to be sufficiently high, and that economic deprivation shall not be inherited. A cap on maintenance support risks exactly that development, and the effects therefore need to be monitored socially and economically. The counter-proposal's demands for prompt follow-up and reform if needed are in line with the plan.

• no child in povertydecisive»I det nya gröna folkhemmet ska inte ett enda barn växa upp i fattigdom« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the new green people's home no single child shall grow up in poverty”
• support for families with children»Ekonomiska stöd till barnfamiljer är en viktig del av den svenska välfärdsmodellen.« (party programme ↗)“Financial support to families with children is an important part of the Swedish welfare model.”
• break inherited deprivation»Ekonomisk utsatthet ska inte gå i arv.« (party programme ↗)“Economic deprivation shall not be inherited.”

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 basic safety is so comprehensive that no one is allowed to fall through the safety nets, which speaks in favour of monitoring the effects of a benefit cap socially and economically and adjusting it if necessary. Simultaneously, the plan wants it to be more worthwhile to move from benefits to work, which the cap itself serves. The requirement concerns only monitoring and therefore does not conflict with the plan's work line, but the conclusion is derived.

• no one shall fall through the safety netdecisive»Den grundläggande tryggheten måste vara så heltäckande att ingen tillåts falla igenom skyddsnäten« (party programme ↗)“Basic safety must be so comprehensive that no one is allowed to fall through the safety nets”
• economic basic security»Välfärden ska innefatta sociala skyddsnät som förmår skapa en god ekonomisk grundtrygghet.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare shall include social safety nets that are able to create good economic basic security.”
• incentives to work»Vi vill att det ska löna sig mer att gå från bidrag till arbete, och att fler med kortare utbildning och erfarenhet ska ha möjlighet att få enkla jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want it to be more worthwhile to move from benefits to work, and for more people with shorter education and experience to have the opportunity to find simple jobs.”

The plan wants to introduce a benefit cap, but simultaneously establishes that everyone has a right to a basic economic standard and that poverty that excludes people restricts their freedom. The counter-proposal's requirement for prompt social and economic monitoring of the cap's effects, and reform if necessary, is consistent with both these commitments. The position is inferred; the plan says nothing about monitoring.

• basic economic standarddecisive»Alla har rätt till en grundläggande ekonomisk standard.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a right to a basic economic standard.”
• benefit cap shall be introduced»Därför vill vi modernisera bidragssystemet genom ett bidragstak – de samlade bidragen ska inte kunna vara högre än de lägsta kollektivavtalade lönerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want to modernize the benefit system through a benefit cap – total benefits shall not be higher than the lowest collective agreement wages.”
• poverty restricts freedom»Om vissa människor på grund av fattigdom eller utanförskap utestängs från möjligheten att delta i samhällslivet på jämlika villkor inskränks deras frihet, och den sociala sammanhållningen hotas.« (party programme ↗)“If certain people due to poverty or exclusion are prevented from participating in society on equal terms their freedom is restricted, and social cohesion is threatened.”
• support for vulnerable families with children»Barnfamiljer med låg inkomst och hög boendekostnad ska kunna få särskilt stöd.« (party programme ↗)“Low-income families with high housing costs should be able to receive special 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 lifts evaluation and cost follow-up as important political tasks and establishes that the public ultimately is responsible for everyone being able to live a secure and dignified life. A ceiling in the ultimate safety net affects exactly those most in need, and the child's best shall guide decisions affecting children. A prompt follow-up from social and economic perspective therefore follows from the plan.

• follow-up as a political taskdecisive»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost follow-up and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
• ultimate responsibility for a dignified life»Men det offentliga är ytterst ansvarigt för att alla ska kunna leva ett tryggt och värdigt liv.« (party programme ↗)“But the public is ultimately responsible for everyone being able to live a secure and dignified life.”
• support for those most in need»En social marknadsekonomi kräver fördelningspolitiska åtgärder som riktas till den som har störst behov av stöd och hjälp.« (party programme ↗)“A social market economy requires distribution policy measures aimed at those who have the greatest need for support and help.”
• the child's best»Barnets bästa ska vara styrande i all familjepolitik och vid alla beslut som rör barn.« (party programme ↗)“The child's best shall be governing in all family policy and in all decisions affecting children.”

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 commitment is a benefits cap where combined benefits can never be higher than income from work, and that benefits shall never be so high that it does not pay to work. The counter-proposal's demand for a swift social and economic evaluation with a view to reforming the cap opens for softening just that boundary. The plan therefore speaks against the demand, even though it does not take a stand on follow-up forms.

• fixed benefits capdecisive»Införa ett bidragstak så att de samlade bidragen aldrig kan bli högre än lönen från ett arbete« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a benefits cap so that combined benefits can never be higher than income from work”
• work shall always pay»De samlade bidragen ska aldrig bli så höga att det inte lönar sig att jobba.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combined benefits shall never be so high that it does not pay to work.”
• the work line guides benefits»Skatter och bidragssystem ska utgå från arbetslinjen.« (party programme ↗)“Taxes and benefit systems shall be based on the work line.”
• demands in welfare»Den offentliga välfärden får aldrig vara kravlös.« (party programme ↗)“Public welfare can never be demand-free.”

The plan demands clear results for every public initiative and wants to strengthen accountability when the handling of public funds falls short, while it states that society should step in for those who cannot stand on their own feet. A prompt follow-up of the social and economic effects of the benefit cap, with the possibility to adjust the cap, follows from these commitments. The plan's basic line that it should always pay to work is not questioned by the demand.

• results monitoringdecisive»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public initiative”
• accountability»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheter för ansvarsutkrävande när hanteringen av de offentliga resurserna brister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen opportunities for accountability when the handling of public resources falls short.”
• safety net for vulnerable»på att samhället träder in och hjälper en när man av olika anledningar inte kan stå på« (party programme ↗)“that society steps in and helps one when for various reasons one cannot stand on”
• work should pay»Göra det mer lönsamt att arbeta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it more profitable to work”

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.