The pension system

The plan does not address information requirements to government agencies. The nearest principle is that the pension system shall be fair and equal and that low pensions are a gender equality issue where women suffer, together with the requirement for an individualized parental insurance. Based on that principle, the plan speaks for making the consequences of parental leave and part-time work visible to parents, even though the plan's own solution is to tear down the system rather than inform about it.

• fair and equal pension systemdecisive»Vi vill se ett rättvist och jämställt pensionssystem som« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a fair and equal pension system that”
• low pensions are a gender equality issue»De låga pensionerna är också en jämställdhetsfråga och rättvisefråga – en stor andel av fattigpensionärerna är kvinnor och invandrade.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Low pensions are also a gender equality issue and a justice issue – a large proportion of poor-pensioners are women and immigrants.”
• individualized parental insurance»Vänsterpartiet vill se en individualiserad föräldraförsäkring, med« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party wants to see an individualized parental insurance, with”
• new pension system required»Vänsterpartiet vill ha ett nytt pensionssystem som inte gör människor fattiga och kräver därför att det nuvarande systemet rivs upp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants a new pension system that does not impoverish people and therefore requires that the current system is torn down.”

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 election manifesto points out that too many pensioners, especially women, have too low pensions and makes increased pensions an equality issue. The party programme requires that women and men get equal rights to self-support and can distribute unpaid housework evenly. Information to parents about how parental leave and part-time work affect lifetime income and pensions serves both these explicit commitments, even though the plan does not mention such an assignment.

• low women's pensions must godecisive»Alltför många pensionärer som har arbetat ett helt yrkesliv, särskilt kvinnor, har för låga pensioner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too many pensioners who have worked a full working life, especially women, have too low pensions.”
• equal self-support»Män och kvinnor måste få lika rätt till egen försörjning och ett utvecklande yrkesliv.« (party programme ↗)“Men and women must have equal rights to self-support and a developing working life.”
• evenly distributed unpaid work»måste få möjlighet att ta lika ansvar för hem, familj och barn och att jämnt fördela det« (party programme ↗)“must have the opportunity to take equal responsibility for home, family and children and to distribute it evenly”
• pension one can live on»Vårt mål är att alla ska få minst 70 procent av slutlönen i pension.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our goal is that everyone should receive at least 70 per cent of final salary in pension.”

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 wants women's lifetime earnings to match men's so that pensions are equal, and that the pension system's framework is analyzed with equality as a goal. Information to parents about how parental leave and part-time work affect future pensions serves precisely that purpose, since the plan at the same time wants fathers to take out a larger share of parental leave days. The plan does not mention the Pensions Agency's mandate, so support is inferred.

• equal lifetime earningsdecisive»I vårt nya gröna folkhem kan kvinnor leva gott på ålderns höst när livsinkomsterna matchar männens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In our new green people's home, women can live well in old age when lifetime earnings match men's.”
• equal pension system»Regelverken i dagens pensionssystem, såsom bromsen, premiepensionen och skattenivån, behöver analyseras så att pensionssystemet är långsiktigt hållbart och främjar jämställdhet och jämlikhet.« (party programme ↗)“The frameworks in today's pension system, such as the brake, premium pensions and tax levels, need to be analyzed so that the pension system is long-term sustainable and promotes equality and fairness.”
• shared parental leave»dubblera pappornas uttag av föräldraledighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“double fathers' use of parental leave”
• raised minimum pensions»höja garantipensionen och reformera pensionssystemet med syfte att höja pensionerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise the guarantee pension and reform the pension system with the aim of raising pensions”

The election manifesto makes greater economic equality a commitment and specifically points out that parenthood shall not be an economic trap for women and that women have lower pensions than their contributions warrant. Providing information to parents about how lifetime income affects pensions is a direct means to counteract precisely this. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• parenthood not an economic trapdecisive»Att föda barn ska inte stå i vägen för karriären och föräldraskap ska inte vara en ekonomisk fälla för kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Giving birth shall not stand in the way of a career and parenthood shall not be an economic trap for women.”
• women's low pensions»Det handlar också om alla de pensionärer som bidragit till att bygga upp Sverige, men ändå har låga pensioner, inte minst kvinnor som slitit i arbetslivet och hemmet, men inte har pensioner som motsvarar deras insatser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is also about all those pensioners who have contributed to building Sweden, but still have low pensions, not least women who have worked hard in working life and home, but do not have pensions corresponding to their contributions.”
• economic equality»Vi ska dessutom leda Sverige till större ekonomisk jämställdhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall furthermore lead Sweden to greater economic equality.”
• pension system's fairness»Vi måste försvara pensionssystemets långsiktiga rättvisa och hållbarhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must defend the pension system's long-term fairness and sustainability.”

The plan builds pension policy on the idea that work should pay and that the individual should be able to influence their future pension, and it identifies the difference in economic power between women and men as a central equality issue with unequal occupational pensions as an example. Knowledge that strengthens the individual's ability to make their own decisions is a central liberal commitment. Information to parents about how lifetime income affects the pension therefore follows from the plan.

• lifetime income determines the pensiondecisive»Den enskilde ska alltid kunna förbättra sin kommande pension genom att arbeta längre.« (party programme ↗)“The individual should always be able to improve their future pension by working longer.”
• equal pensions»En ojämställd arbetsmarknad gör att kvinnor oftast har mycket lägre tjänstepension än män – för att öka jämställdheten vill vi därför att en större andel av pensionen, precis som bilen och huset, delas vid en skilsmässa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An unequal labor market means that women usually have much lower occupational pensions than men – to increase equality, we therefore want a larger share of the pension, just like the car and house, to be shared in a divorce.”
• knowledge gives empowerment»Bildning och kunskap stärker den enskildes egenmakt och förmåga att orientera sig och fatta egna självständiga beslut.« (party programme ↗)“Education and knowledge strengthen the individual's empowerment and ability to orient themselves and make their own independent decisions.”
• economic equality»Skillnaden i ekonomisk makt mellan kvinnor och män är en central jämställdhetsfråga.« (party programme ↗)“The difference in economic power between women and men is a central equality issue.”

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 requires that the pension system be designed so that care of one's own child or reduced paid work during the early childhood years does not disadvantage either parent, while the system is based on lifetime income. Information to parents about how lifetime income affects the pension is a prerequisite for them to be able to make choices that do not harm them, and the plan wishes the support to families with children to make it economically possible for both women and men to prioritize time with the children. The counter-proposal's demands thus lie in line with the plan.

• pension shall not disadvantage parentsdecisive»Pensionssystemet ska utformas så att vård av eget« (party programme ↗)“The pension system shall be designed so that care of one's own”
• lifetime income principle»Pensionssystemet ska utgå från den livsinkomst« (party programme ↗)“The pension system shall be based on the lifetime income”
• equal time with children»Det offentligas stöd till barnfamiljer ska vara så utformat att det blir ekonomiskt möjligt för såväl kvinnor« (party programme ↗)“Public support to families with children shall be designed so that it becomes economically possible for both 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 has an explicit goal of increased economic equality and notes that women have lower pensions and that increased self-sufficiency gives increased self-determination. Information to parents about how lifetime earnings affect pension is precisely a means for such self-determination in choosing parental leave and part-time work. The plan also values the work-line principle in the pension system, which presupposes that the connection between work and pension is known. The demand is therefore supported, but derived.

• increased economic equalitydecisive»Vi ska öka den ekonomiska jämställdheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall increase economic equality”
• self-determination through self-sufficiency»Ökad självförsörjning ger ökad egenmakt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased self-sufficiency gives increased self-determination.”
• women's lower pensions»Kvinnor tjänar fortfarande mindre, har lägre« (party programme ↗)“Women still earn less, have lower”
• the work-line in the pension system»Vi värnar arbetslinjen i pensionssystemet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We value the work-line principle in the pension system”

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 election manifesto states that the income gap between men and women is greatest at retirement and that the pension system therefore needs to be reconstructed for more equal conditions. The plan also wants to facilitate private pension savings and counteract norms and systems that lock women into the home. Information to parents about how parental leave and part-time work affect lifetime income serves these commitments and is therefore supported by the plan.

• equal pension conditionsdecisive»Pensionssystemet är därav i behov av en rekonstruktion för att skapa mer jämställda förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The pension system is therefore in need of reconstruction to create more equal conditions.”
• equal pensions»Verka för mer jämställda förutsättningar till bra pension« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for more equal conditions for good pensions”
• own pension savings»Underlätta privat pensionssparande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Facilitate private pension savings”
• counteract locking women in»Både kulturella normer och bidragssystem som tenderar att låsa kvinnor till hemmet ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both cultural norms and benefit systems that tend to lock women into the home shall be countered.”

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.