Goals for expenditure area 10

The election manifesto requires a humane sickness insurance and an end to insurance exclusions of the sick, and that the person who becomes ill can rely on compensation from the Insurance Office. The party programme wants to see strong, comprehensive insurance that provides security throughout life. A goal that places economic security during illness and support for return to work in the center, instead of other objectives, thus aligns with the plan.

• humane sickness insurancedecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill se en mänsklig sjukförsäkring och ett slut på utförsäkrandet av sjuka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a humane sickness insurance and an end to insurance exclusions of the sick.”
• secure compensation during illness»När du blir sjuk eller föder barn ska du kunna lita på att få ersättning från Försäkringskassan utan att behöva stånga dig blodig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When you become ill or have a child you should be able to rely on getting compensation from the Insurance Office without having to struggle.”
• strong social insurance»Vi vill se starka försäkringar som skapar trygghet för var och en under« (party programme ↗)“We want to see strong insurance that creates security for everyone throughout”
• general and comprehensive insurance»Att socialförsäkringarna är allmänna och heltäckande gör dem« (party programme ↗)“That social insurance is general and comprehensive makes them”

The election manifesto guards the principle that those too sick to work can rely on the sickness insurance and wants to see greater economic security during illness, whilst the party programme binds social insurance to the principle of loss of income. A goal emphasizing economic security during illness and support for return to work aligns with this and with the plan's work line. The plan does not, however, take a stand on the goal formulation as such.

• secure sickness insurancedecisive»vi slår vakt om principen att den som är för sjuk för att arbeta ska kunna lita på sjukförsäkringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“we guard the principle that those too sick to work can rely on the sickness insurance”
• economic security during illness»Också vid sjukdom är det nödvändigt med större ekonomisk trygghet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Also during illness, greater economic security is necessary.”
• the principle of loss of income»inkomstbortfallsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“the principle of loss of income.”
• duty and right in insurance»Sverige ska ha trygga försäkringar byggda på tan ken om plikt och rätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall have secure insurances built on the idea of duty and right.”

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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 requires that sick leave insurance be changed so it provides better security during sick leave and that people are not passed between authorities, which is the core of the counter-proposal's goal of economic security during illness. The party programme adds that society should actively support the path back to work through rehabilitation and education, which covers the other part of the goal. The plan does not comment on the goal formulation as such, hence the coverage is derived.

• security during sick leavedecisive»förändra sjukförsäkringen så den ger bättre trygghet vid sjukskrivning och se till att människor inte bollas mellan myndigheter när de behöver samhällets stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“change sick leave insurance so it provides better security during sick leave and ensure that people are not passed between authorities when they need society's support.”
• support for return to work»Samhället ska aktivt stödja individens möjligheter till arbete exempelvis genom åtgärder för rehabilitering och utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Society should actively support the individual's opportunities for work, for example through measures for rehabilitation and education.”
• basic economic security»Alla har rätt till grundläggande ekonomisk trygghet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to basic economic security.”
• raised benefit levels»höja den lägsta nivån i sjuk- och aktivitetsersättningarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise the lowest level in sick leave and activity benefits.”

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 defines the sickness insurance's task precisely as helping the individual recover and get the rehabilitation required to return to work, and the election manifesto wants to improve rehabilitation and make sickness benefit more flexible. The counter-proposal's requirement that the goal should concern economic security in sickness and effective support for return to work coincides with this. The plan therefore supports the proposed goal formulation.

• sickness insurance for return to workdecisive»den enskilda att tillfriskna och få den rehabilitering som krävs för att kunna återgå i arbete.« (party programme ↗)“the individual to recover and get the rehabilitation required to return to work.”
• better rehabilitation»Vi vill förbättra rehabiliteringen och göra sjukskrivningen mer flexibel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to improve rehabilitation and make sickness benefit more flexible.”
• economic basic security»Välfärden ska innefatta sociala skyddsnät som förmår skapa en god ekonomisk grundtrygghet.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare shall encompass social safety nets that are able to create good economic basic security.”
• valued work line»Arbetslinjen måste värnas, och den som kan jobba ska inte leva på skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work line must be valued, and those who can work shall not live on taxpayers' money.”

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 explicitly states that sickness insurance shall provide economic security for both short-term and chronic illness and be linked to support and rehabilitation to facilitate return to work. That is substantially the goal formulation the counter-proposal wants to write into the law. The plan's work line, that it should always be worthwhile to work, points in the same direction.

• security in illnessdecisive»Sjukförsäkringen ska ge ekonomisk trygghet vid både kortvarig och kronisk sjukdom« (party programme ↗)“Sickness insurance shall provide economic security for both short-term and chronic illness”
• return to work»stöd och rehabilitering för att underlätta återgång till arbete« (party programme ↗)“support and rehabilitation to facilitate return to work”
• general social insurance»Socialförsäkringarna ska erbjuda trygghet när individen inte kan försörja sig själv vid sjukdom,« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall provide security when the individual cannot support themselves in illness”
• the work line»Det ska alltid löna sig att arbeta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should always be worthwhile to work.”

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 explicitly states that a solidarily financed social insurance system must provide economic security and that benefit levels must be structured so that individuals are encouraged to participate in measures leading to good health and return to working life. The goal of social policy is self-sufficiency. The counter-proposal's goal of security in illness combined with effective support for return to work is therefore precisely the plan's formulation.

• benefits that promote returndecisive»olika skeenden. Nivåerna på ersättningarna ska utformas så att den enskilde stimuleras att delta i åtgärder« (party programme ↗)“different stages. Benefit levels must be structured so that individuals are encouraged to participate in measures”
• solidary social insurance»Ett solidariskt finansierat socialförsäkringssystem« (party programme ↗)“A solidarily financed social insurance system”
• security in illness»en rimlig trygghet vid sjukdom, arbetslöshet, arbetsskada och pension.« (party programme ↗)“reasonable security in illness, unemployment, work injury and pension.”
• self-sufficiency as goal»Målet för socialpolitiken är att stödja gemenskaperna och de enskilda människorna till egen försörjning« (party programme ↗)“The goal of social policy is to support communities and individual people to self-sufficiency”

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 explicitly describes that the welfare mission has stretched far beyond its core and that what should protect security in illness and provide support for return to the labour market is crowded out by other commitments. The counter-proposal's goal—economic security in illness and effective support for return to work—is precisely the return to core mission the plan calls for. According to the plan, the work line shall be the starting point for the tax and benefit system.

• welfare's core mission is hollowed outdecisive»utsträckts långt utanför välfärdens grundläggande uppdrag,« (party programme ↗)“stretched far beyond welfare's basic mission,”
• work line in security systems»Skatter och bidragssystem ska utgå från arbetslinjen.« (party programme ↗)“Taxes and benefit systems shall be based on the work line.”
• benefit line replaced by work line»Där bidragslinjen ersätts av arbetslinjen så att fler kan komma till sin rätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where the benefit line is replaced by the work line so more can come into their own.”
• prioritize core tasks»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Policy has an important task to prioritize and choose to eliminate,”

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 describes the sickness insurance scheme's task in nearly identical terms to the counter-proposal's goal: economic security and legal protection in case of illness and rehabilitation back to work. The plan explicitly criticizes that a management aimed at pressing down the number receiving sick leave has led to unsustainable denials of benefits, which is the same objection as that other objectives have had too much influence. A reformulated goal in that direction is therefore supported by the plan.

• security and legal protection in illnessdecisive»Sjukförsäkringen ska utformas på ett rättssäkert sätt med villkor som säkerställer att den som behöver lägga sitt egna fokus på att återhämta sig från sjukdom inte samtidigt tvingas till en personlig och privatekonomisk kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sickness insurance shall be designed in a legally secure manner with conditions that ensure that those who need to focus their own efforts on recovering from illness are not simultaneously forced into a personal and private financial crisis.”
• criticism of cost-cutting management»Detta tillsammans med en styrning från regeringen som fokuserat på att spara på kostnader genom få ner antalet med sjukpenning har lett ohållbara utförsäkringar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“This combined with management from the government focused on saving costs by reducing the number receiving sick leave has led to unsustainable denials of benefits.”
• rehabilitation and return»Se ökat fokus och mer resurser på förebyggande arbete samt rehabilitering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See increased focus and more resources on preventive work and rehabilitation”
• secure sickness insurance»Verka för en trygg och rättssäker sjukförsäkring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a secure and legally protected sickness insurance”

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.