Leisure Card

The election manifesto requires that children and young people are given opportunities for municipally supported leisure activities and points out that sports have been depleted as fees have risen. The counter-proposal's requirement that the leisure card actually reaches children from socioeconomically weak households, is designed in dialogue with associations and is followed up with a control station is in line with the plan's redistribution perspective. The plan also values strong and independent civil movements.

• supported leisure activities for childrendecisive»Ge barn och ungdomar möjligheter till kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter, ge skolan bättre resurser för att stödja elever som behöver det för att klara betygen och förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give children and young people opportunities for municipally supported leisure activities, give schools better resources to support students who need it to pass grades and strengthen social services with sufficient resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection.”
• redistribution to disadvantaged areas»Det är möjligt, men det kräver en annan politik och att vi omfördelar resurserna från rika till fattiga människor, från rika områden till fattiga områden och förorter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is possible, but it requires a different policy and that we redistribute resources from rich to poor people, from rich areas to poor areas and suburbs.”
• independent associational life»starka och självständiga folkrörelser« (party programme ↗)“strong and independent civil movements”

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 access to leisure activities at reasonable costs increases and that the parents' wallet should not determine, and that the most vulnerable get more resources. The counter-proposal's demand that the leisure card actually reaches children from socioeconomically weaker households and is followed up after a year is the same ambition. The plan moreover wants policy to be shaped in dialogue with citizens' own organizations and that cheating with public funds is stopped.

• leisure independent of walletdecisive»Tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader, både vad gäller idrott och kultur, behöver öka. Föräldrarnas plånbok ska inte avgöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to leisure activities at reasonable costs, both for sports and culture, needs to increase. The parents' wallet should not determine.”
• resources to the most vulnerable»De mest utsatta skolorna och förskolorna måste få mer resurser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The most vulnerable schools and preschools must get more resources.”
• dialogue with civil society»medborgarnas eget engagemang och medborgarnas egna organisationer« (party programme ↗)“citizens' own engagement and citizens' own organizations”
• stop cheating with public funds»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering shall be stopped.”

The party programme notes that children in economically vulnerable families have less access to recreational activities and wants to give increased resources to the worst-off families. There must be plenty of places where children and young people can pursue outdoor life, sports and culture. That the recreation card actually reaches socioeconomically weak households and is followed up thus lies in line with the plan.

• vulnerable children's access to recreationdecisive»Barn i familjer i ekonomisk utsatthet har också sämre tillgång till fritidsaktiviteter.« (party programme ↗)“Children in families in economic vulnerability also have less access to recreational activities.”
• resources to the worst-off»Det behövs en politik som ger ökade resurser till de sämst ställda familjerna« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for a policy that gives increased resources to the worst-off families”
• meeting places for children and young people»Det behövs gott om platser där barn och unga kan mötas och utöva friluftsliv, idrott och kultur.« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for plenty of places where children and young people can meet and pursue outdoor life, sports and culture.”
• after-school for all children»satsa mer på fritidshemmen och se till att även de barn vars föräldrar inte arbetar får tillgång till fritids.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest more in after-school programs and ensure that even children whose parents do not work have access to after-school care.”

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 to make leisure activities accessible to all children, particularly to strengthen integration and equality, and highlights the role of popular movements for trust and community. To ensure that the leisure pass actually reaches children from socioeconomically weaker households and is designed in dialogue with the voluntary sector without administrative burden follows from this. The party programme's requirement that politics shall remove obstacles for civil society speaks against complicated administration.

• leisure activities accessible to all childrendecisive»Vi vill göra förskola och fritidsverksamhet tillgänglig för alla« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make preschool and leisure activities accessible to everyone”
• value of the voluntary sector»Idrottsrörelsen och Sveriges folkrörelser gör värdefulla insatser för att bygga tillit och gemenskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The sports movement and Sweden's popular movements make valuable contributions to building trust and community.”
• remove administrative obstacles»Politikens uppgift är att riva hinder och röja väg för denna utvecklingskraft.« (party programme ↗)“Politics' task is to remove obstacles and clear the way for this development force.”
• reach the most disadvantaged children»När vi stärker möjligheterna för dem som har det sämst lyfter vi hela samhället.« (party programme ↗)“When we strengthen the opportunities for those who have it worst, we lift up society as a whole.”

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 prioritizes increasing freedom for those with the least freedom and particularly highlights that activities for children in vulnerable situations must maintain high quality. A leisure pass that in practice only reaches already active children would miss that goal, which is why the requirement for follow-up and targeting precision is in line with the plan. Designing support in dialogue with the voluntary sector also responds to the plan's requirement to respect civil society's independence.

• prioritize those with least freedomdecisive»friheten för dem som har minst frihet.« (party programme ↗)“freedom for those with the least freedom.”
• quality for vulnerable children»och ungdomar är därför särskilt viktig för barn i utsatta situationer.« (party programme ↗)“and young people is therefore particularly important for children in vulnerable situations.”
• support for civil society in vulnerable areas»Det demokratiska civilsamhället i utsatta områden ska stödjas mer – särskilt kvinnors och flickors organisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil society in vulnerable areas shall be supported more—in particular women's and girls' organizing.”
• respect for civil society independence»Det offentliga ska i sin samverkan med civilsamhället respektera« (party programme ↗)“The public shall in its cooperation with civil society respect”

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 in the design of leisure support the state ensures children are given equal conditions and that voluntary activity is prioritised above commercial interests in leisure policy. The counter-proposal's requirement that the card truly reaches socioeconomically weaker households, is designed in dialogue with the voluntary sector and is followed up with a control station follows from this and from the fact that evaluation and quality control are important political tasks.

• equal conditions in the supportdecisive»Vid utformningen av stödet är det viktigt att bevaka att flickor och pojkar ges likvärdiga förutsättningar« (party programme ↗)“In the design of support it is important to ensure that girls and boys are given equal conditions”
• voluntary sector before commercial interests»Ideell verksamhet ska prioriteras framför kommersiella intressen vid utformningen av statens och kommunernas fritidspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“Voluntary activity shall be prioritised above commercial interests in the design of the state's and municipalities' leisure policy.”
• follow-up and control»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost follow-up and quality control”
• sport for all children»Hälsa, motion och olika former av idrott ska främjas och stödjas av kommunerna.« (party programme ↗)“Health, exercise and various forms of sport shall be promoted and supported by the municipalities.”

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 wants to direct efforts to children and young people in vulnerable areas through a special sports initiative, which is the same purpose as the counter-proposal's requirement that the leisure card actually reaches socioeconomically disadvantaged households. The plan also has a strong commitment against fraud with public funds and against administrative burden, which corresponds to requirements for fraud protection and simple design. A control point after one year is in line with readiness to evaluate and reconsider reforms.

• sport in vulnerable areasdecisive»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a special sports initiative for vulnerable areas”
• stop fraud with public funds»I ett första steg är målet att halvera bidragsbrotten under nästa mandatperiod.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a first step the goal is to halve subsidy fraud in the next term.”
• low administrative burden»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of regulatory red tape”
• evaluate implemented reforms»beredskap för att utvärdera, ompröva, förändra och förbättra« (party programme ↗)“readiness to evaluate, reconsider, change and improve”

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 demands clear results for every public investment and that fraud and systems that encourage fraud be countered. The counter-proposal's demand for a checkpoint after one year, a design in dialogue with the sports movement without administrative burden or fraud risk, and that the card truly reaches socioeconomically disadvantaged children follow from these commitments. The plan also wants to give everyone access to sports regardless of background and promote the sports movement.

• results requirement and follow-updecisive»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”
• equal access to sports»Ge alla tillgång till idrott oavsett kön, ålder eller kulturell bakgrund« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone access to sports regardless of gender, age or cultural background”
• counter fraud in systems»Både fusk och sådana system som tenderar att locka till fusk och korruption ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both fraud and systems that tend to encourage fraud and corruption should be countered.”
• promote the sports movement»Samhället bör i större utsträckning tillgodose behovet av idrottsanläggningar, främja föreningslivet och underlätta elitklubbar att bedriva verksamhet på en nivå som mäter sig i internationell konkurrens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society should to a greater extent meet the need for sports facilities, promote the sports movement and facilitate elite clubs to conduct activities at a level that measures up to international competition.”

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.