2023-04-272022/23:AU9 · p.6AULabour market
Measures for persons with disabilities that result in reduced work capacity
Measures for people with disabilities in the labour market
What's at stake: The outcome affects employment opportunities for people with disabilities, a group whose labour-market participation, according to the reservation, is not improving significantly, as well as what support and requirements are placed on authorities and state employers.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The vote concerns whether the government's and the employment agency's ongoing efforts for people with disabilities affecting their work capacity are sufficient, or whether further action is needed, such as a national action plan, a personal specialist contact, investment in evidence-based measures, and quantifiable targets for state employers.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motions. It shares the motions' basic view that everyone should have the opportunity to develop and be strengthened in working life, and that improving the situation for people with disabilities affecting their work capacity is a self-evident task for policy. The committee points to the employment agency's full range of measures being available, the government prioritizing targeted resources for the group, the government continuously giving the agency assignments in the area, and the agency taking action to, among other things, identify ill health or disability earlier. Against that background, the committee sees no reason to proceed with the motions' more specific proposals.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 12 (MP)
The reservation argues that it is deeply troubling that people with disabilities have significantly lower labour-market participation than others, and that the situation has not improved significantly despite the issue being raised for many years; the government is not seen as doing enough. It therefore calls for, among other things, taking seriously the criticism from the international monitoring committee for the disability convention, involving the disability rights movement in the reform work with the employment agency, giving job seekers with disabilities access to a personal specialist contact, prioritizing evidence-based measures such as 'supported employment', developing a national action plan to raise the employment rate to the level of the general population, abolishing 'reduced work capacity' as a defining term, and setting quantifiable targets for hiring by state employers.
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 12 by MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: VVänsterpartiet
Ja 109–16Ja 89–36
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 | Yes 20/0/0/4 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | Abstain 0/0/94/13 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | No 0/16/0/2 | match | confidence: high | not addressed |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/20/4 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 60/0/0/8 | match | confidence: low | derived |
| SD | No | Abstain 0/0/63/10 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:202 by Helena Lindahl (C), 2022/23:823 by Lars Beckman (M), 2022/23:882 by Christofer Bergenblock et al. (C) demands 11-15 and 19, 2022/23:961 by Magnus Persson et al. (SD) demands 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12 and 13, 2022/23:1560 by Denis Begic (S), 2022/23:2052 by Teresa Carvalho et al. (S) demand 5, and 2022/23:2264 by Ulrika Westerlund et al. (MP) demands 1-6 and 10.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:202 av Helena Lindahl (C), 2022/23:823 av Lars Beckman (M), 2022/23:882 av Christofer Bergenblock m.fl. (C) yrkandena 11-15 och 19, 2022/23:961 av Magnus Persson m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12 och 13, 2022/23:1560 av Denis Begic (S), 2022/23:2052 av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S) yrkande 5 och 2022/23:2264 av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 1-6 och 10.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to approximately 80 proposals on labor market policy questions. The motions deal with, among other things, the Swedish Employment Agency, labor market policy initiatives and unemployment insurance. The proposals were submitted during the general motion period of 2022. The Riksdag rejects the motions and refers, among other things, to the fact that investigative work in the field is ongoing.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to implement comprehensive reforms to employment support for people with disabilities including personalized support, evidence-based interventions, and a national action plan. (MP) — Reservation 12
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 states that persons with non-normative functionality have higher unemployment and are excluded from society, and explicitly requires efforts for the right to work and support as well as a disability perspective across all policy areas.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that persons with non-normative functionality have higher unemployment and are excluded from society, and explicitly requires efforts for the right to work and support as well as a disability perspective across all policy areas. It also establishes that support should not constantly be questioned or made more difficult. The counter-proposal's demands for an action plan, individual support and involvement of the disability rights movement are therefore supported in substance.
Original (Swedish)
Planen konstaterar att personer med normbrytande funktionalitet har högre arbetslöshet och stängs ut från samhället, och kräver uttryckligen insatser för rätten till arbete och försörjning samt ett funktionshinderperspektiv inom alla politikområden. Den slår också fast att stödet inte ständigt ska ifrågasättas eller försvåras. Motförslagets krav på handlingsplan, individuellt stöd och att funktionsrättsrörelsen involveras stöds därmed i sak.
- the right to workdecisive»Insatser behöver göras för rätten till arbete« (party programme ↗)“Efforts need to be made for the right to work”
- disability perspective everywhere»Ett tydligt funktionshinderperspektiv ska finnas med inom alla« (party programme ↗)“A clear disability perspective shall be present in all”
- reliable support and participation»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 ↗)“Similarly, you who live with a disability should be able to rely on getting the support you need, and that your right to participate in society in the way you wish is not constantly questioned and made more difficult.”
- disability rights as strategic issue»Vänsterpartiet ser rättigheter för personer med normbrytande« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party sees rights for persons with non-normative”
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 election manifesto explicitly wants to see more individually tailored measures to create jobs or education for people with disabilities and establishes that they shall be able to live their lives like others, with work as the key to participation.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly wants to see more individually tailored measures to create jobs or education for people with disabilities and establishes that they shall be able to live their lives like others, with work as the key to participation. The party programme gives the right to work regardless of functional ability. The counter-proposal's demands for specialist contact, evidence-based measures and an action plan for higher employment directly respond to these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill uttryckligen se mer individuellt utformade insatser för att skapa jobb eller utbildning för personer med funktionsnedsättningar och slår fast att de ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra, med arbete som nyckeln till delaktighet. Partiprogrammet ger rätt till arbete oavsett funktionsförmåga. Motförslagets krav på specialistkontakt, evidensbaserade insatser och en handlingsplan för högre sysselsättning svarar direkt mot dessa åtaganden.
- individually tailored employment measuresdecisive»Vi vill se mer individuellt utformade insatser för att skapa jobb eller utbildning för personer med funktionsnedsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more individually tailored measures to create jobs or education for people with disabilities.”
- equal participation in working life»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others.”
- right to work regardless of functional ability»funktionsförmåga, har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv.« (party programme ↗)“functional ability, have the right to work, own housing, full mobility and an active life.”
- prevent discrimination»Diskrimineringen på arbetsmarknaden ska motarbetas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Discrimination on the labour market shall be combated.”
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 asserts that no one shall be without a job because the right assistive device is missing in the workplace and that lacking accessibility in itself is discrimination.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan asserts that no one shall be without a job because the right assistive device is missing in the workplace and that lacking accessibility in itself is discrimination. The counter-proposal's demands for action plans, specialist contact and evidence-based measures to increase employment among persons with disabilities realize these commitments. The plan further wants to improve support regardless of where in the country one lives.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att ingen ska stå utan jobb för att rätt hjälpmedel saknas på arbetsplatsen och att bristande tillgänglighet i sig är diskriminering. Motförslagets krav på handlingsplan, specialistkontakt och evidensbaserade insatser för att höja sysselsättningen bland personer med funktionsnedsättning förverkligar dessa åtaganden. Planen vill dessutom förbättra stödet oavsett var i landet man bor.
- work with the right assistive devicedecisive»Ingen ska heller vara utan jobb för att rätt sorts hjälpmedel inte finns att tillgå på arbetsplatsen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Nor shall anyone be without a job because the right kind of assistive device is not available in the workplace.”
- inaccessibility is discrimination»Bristande tillgänglighet är i sig en typ av« (party programme ↗)“Lacking accessibility is in itself a form of”
- equal rights and responsibilities»Alla människor, oavsett funktionsnedsättning eller« (party programme ↗)“All people, regardless of disability or”
- stronger 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 plan requires that it becomes cheaper and easier to employ, especially people who are far from the labor market, and that more doors into the labor market are created.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that it becomes cheaper and easier to employ, especially people who are far from the labor market, and that more doors into the labor market are created. It also promises that anyone with a disability shall receive the support needed and that no one shall be disadvantaged on the grounds of disability. The requirement for more powerful, individually tailored measures for the group therefore aligns with the plan's direction.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att det blir billigare och lättare att anställa särskilt personer som står långt från arbetsmarknaden, och att fler dörrar in till arbetsmarknaden skapas. Den utfäster också att den som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd som behövs och att ingen ska missgynnas på grund av funktionsnedsättning. Kravet på kraftfullare, individanpassade insatser för gruppen ligger därmed i planens linje.
- easier to employ disadvantaged groupsdecisive»Det måste bli billigare och lättare att anställa, särskilt personer som står långt från arbetsmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become cheaper and easier to employ, especially people who are far from the labor market.”
- support for disability»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If you have a disability, you shall receive the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS (Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) working properly.”
- no one shall be disadvantaged»Vi måste fortsätta arbetet för ett Sverige där ingen missgynnas på grund av kön, härkomst eller funktionsnedsättning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must continue the work for a Sweden where no one is disadvantaged on the grounds of gender, origin or disability”
- more pathways into employment»Skapa fler dörrar in till arbetsmarknaden genom fler enkla jobb, det vill säga jobb som inte kräver kvalificerad utbildning. Förenkla och förstärk nystartsjobben och bredda de så kallade etableringsjobben.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create more doors into the labor market through more simple jobs—that is, jobs that do not require qualified education. Simplify and strengthen new-start jobs and broaden the so-called establishment jobs.”
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 calls the difficulty for people with disabilities in finding self-support one of society's greatest injustices and makes it a main task to open the labour market to them.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan calls the difficulty for people with disabilities in finding self-support one of society's greatest injustices and makes it a main task to open the labour market to them. The counter-proposal's demand for more forceful, more individual measures and targets for employment rate thus follows from that commitment, as does the plan's requirement for employment guarantee and aids. The plan does not mention the specific measures, so the conclusion is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kallar svårigheten för personer med funktionsnedsättning att hitta egen försörjning en av samhällets största orättvisor och gör det till en huvuduppgift att öppna arbetsmarknaden för dem. Motförslagets krav på kraftfullare, mer individuella insatser och mål för sysselsättningsgraden följer av det åtagandet, liksom av planens krav på sysselsättningsgaranti och hjälpmedel. Planen nämner inte de specifika åtgärderna, så slutsatsen är härledd.
- open the labour marketdecisive»En huvuduppgift är därför att öppna arbetsmarknaden för personer med funktionsnedsättning.« (party programme ↗)“A main task is therefore to open the labour market for people with disabilities.”
- injustice to be corrected»En av samhällets största orättvisor är svårigheten för personer med funktionsnedsättning att hitta egen« (party programme ↗)“One of society's greatest injustices is the difficulty for people with disabilities in finding self-”
- employment guarantee according to LSS»sysselsättningsgaranti ska finnas för alla med en psykisk eller rörelserelaterad funktionsnedsättning enligt LSS.« (party programme ↗)“employment guarantee shall exist for all with a physical or movement-related disability according to LSS.”
- aids and adaptation»Personer med en funktionsnedsättning som begränsar arbetsutbudet ska ha möjlighet till de hjälpmedel och« (party programme ↗)“People with a disability that limits their labour supply shall have access to the aids and”
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 states that it is justified to use legislation to facilitate the situation for persons with disabilities and that compensatory measures are necessary.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly states that it is justified to use legislation to facilitate the situation for persons with disabilities and that compensatory measures are necessary. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a guiding star, which entails the requirement that international criticism is taken seriously. That state and municipality should lead by example in employment also supports the requirement for targets for state employers.
Original (Swedish)
Planen säger uttryckligen att det är befogat att använda lagstiftning för att underlätta situationen för personer med funktionsnedsättning och att kompensatoriska insatser är nödvändiga. FN:s konvention om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning är en ledstjärna, vilket bär kravet att internationell kritik tas på allvar. Att stat och kommun ska föregå med gott exempel i anställningar stödjer även kravet på mål för statliga arbetsgivare.
- legislation for disability rightsdecisive»Det är befogat att använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer« (party programme ↗)“It is justified to use the legislative instrument to facilitate the situation for persons”
- UN Convention as guiding star»viktig ledstjärna i detta avseende är FN:s konvention« (party programme ↗)“important guiding star in this regard is the UN Convention”
- compensatory measures necessary»Även insatser som är kompensatoriska« (party programme ↗)“Also measures that are compensatory”
- state leads as employer»gott exempel bland annat då det gäller att anställa« (party programme ↗)“good example among other things when it comes to employing”
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 programme states that the goal is greater life chances, not requirements for exact or static outcomes, which argues against quantifiable employment targets for state employers and a national plan with outcome targets.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The programme states that the goal is greater life chances, not requirements for exact or static outcomes, which argues against quantifiable employment targets for state employers and a national plan with outcome targets. The plan's own tools for the group are instead sharply lowered employment costs and more internship places, built on the fact that each person's work capacity shall be put to use. That the state has responsibility for those who cannot manage on their own remains firm, which partly pulls towards the counter-proposal.
Original (Swedish)
Programmet slår fast att målet är större livschanser, inte krav på exakta eller statiska utfall, vilket talar mot kvantifierbara anställningsmål för statliga arbetsgivare och en nationell plan med utfallsmål. Planens egna verktyg för gruppen är i stället kraftigt sänkta anställningskostnader och fler praktikplatser, byggda på att varje persons arbetsförmåga ska tas till vara. Att staten har ett ansvar för den som inte klarar sig själv står fast, vilket delvis drar mot motförslaget.
- no requirements for exact outcomesdecisive»och medlet är större livschanser, inte krav på exakta eller« (party programme ↗)“and the means is greater life chances, not requirement for exact or”
- cheaper to employ»Kraftigt sänka kostnaden för att anställa långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Greatly lower the cost of employing the long-term unemployed”
- more internship places»Bygga ut antalet praktikplatser med 30 000« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand the number of internship places by 30 000”
- state's responsibility for vulnerable»har staten ett ansvar för att hjälpa den som faller igenom« (party programme ↗)“has the state responsibility to help those who fall through”
The plan establishes that the opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in the labour market must be strengthened and that support shall be based on individual conditions.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that the opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in the labour market must be strengthened and that support shall be based on individual conditions. The counter-proposal's core, more powerful and evidence-based measures with individual support to increase employment, is in line with this. The plan's distance from politically set outcome targets at group level, on the other hand, speaks against quantified employment targets.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att funktionsnedsattas möjligheter till deltagande på arbetsmarknaden måste stärkas och att stödet ska utgå från individuella förutsättningar. Motförslagets kärna, kraftfullare och evidensbaserade insatser med individuellt stöd för att höja sysselsättningen, ligger i linje med detta. Planens avståndstagande från politiskt satta utfallsmål på gruppnivå talar däremot mot kvantifierade anställningsmål.
- strengthened labour market participationdecisive»Funktionsnedsattas och funktionsvarierades möjligheter till deltagande på arbetsmarknaden måste stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The opportunities for people with disabilities and functional variation to participate in the labour market must be strengthened.”
- individually adapted support»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheten för personer med nedsatt arbetsförmåga att delta i arbetslivet och i sysselsättning utifrån individuella förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats want to strengthen the opportunity for people with reduced work capacity to participate in working life and employment based on individual conditions.”
- no limitation in working life»Medborgare som på grund av omständigheter bortom egen kontroll möter andra utmaningar i vardagen ska inte begränsas i sin tillgång till samhälls- eller arbetslivet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Citizens who for circumstances beyond their control face other challenges in everyday life shall not be limited in their access to society or working life.”
- skepticism about outcome targets»Riktig jämställdhet nås inte genom att vidta politiska åtgärder för att på gruppnivå skapa samma utfall mellan män och kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“True equality is not achieved by taking political measures to create equal outcomes at group level between men and 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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:AU9)
- Committee report full text (HA01AU9)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1197 — En aktiv arbetsmarknadspolitik i hela landet av Peter Hedberg och Peder Björk (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1228 — En fungerande sjukförsäkring av Ida Gabrielsson m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1231 — Ett hållbart småföretagande av Lorena Delgado Varas m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1245 — Ordning och reda på arbetsmarknaden av Ciczie Weidby m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1356 — En stark arbetslöshetsförsäkring av Kristoffer Lindberg m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1362 — Arbetsmarknadspolitiska insatser i form av utbildningar av Mikael Dahlqvist m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1379 — En offensiv storstadspolitik av Joakim Sandell (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1479 — Grundkrav på kollektivavtal av Annette Rydell och Heléne Björklund (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1534 — Självförsörjningsmål av Hans Eklind och Yusuf Aydin (båda KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1550 — Trygghet för företagare av Mathias Tegnér och Jennie Nilsson (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1560 — Arbetsmarknad som fungerar för alla människor i Sverige av Denis Begic (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1672 — En levande landsbygd för Sveriges bästa av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1711 — Fackligt samråd vid arbetsmarknadspolitiska insatser av Johan Andersson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1805 — Utbildning för taxiförarlegitimation av Magnus Jacobsson (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1988 — Kompetensförsörjning för grön omställning av Isak From m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2019 — Behovet av insatser för att stärka arbetsmarknaden av Dzenan Cisija m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:202 — Proportionalitet gällande återbetalning av lönebidrag av Helena Lindahl (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2032 — Arbetsförmedlingen ska finnas i hela landet av Heléne Björklund m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2052 — Utgiftsområde 14 Arbetsmarknad och arbetsliv av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2062 — En politik för ekonomisk resiliens och stärkt konkurrenskraft av Fredrik Olovsson m.fl. (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament