2023-12-192023/24:AU3 · p.6AULabour market
Measures for persons with disabilities that result in reduced work capacity
Support for people with disabilities that reduce work capacity
What's at stake: The ability to work is crucial to breaking exclusion for a group that is often particularly disadvantaged in the labour market, and how the support is designed affects how quickly and individually people with disabilities can get help into work or education.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the government's current priorities and measures are sufficient to strengthen the labour-market situation for people with disabilities that reduce work capacity, or whether the state needs to do more to ensure fast, individually tailored support for this group.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee welcomes the ambition behind the motions but, unlike the motions, considers that the government's priorities and ongoing work — through inquiries, agency governance and access to specialist expertise — are already geared toward strengthening the group's situation and creating job opportunities, with the employment service as a key actor, and therefore rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 13 (S)
The reservation holds, unlike the committee, that the government should do more to help people with disabilities that reduce work capacity move closer to the labour market, and demands that the government take measures to ensure this group gets fast, effective and individually tailored support into work or education.
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 13 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: LLiberalerna, SDSverigedemokraterna
Ja 148–93Nej 75–168
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 | Abstain 0/0/20/4 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | No 0/93/0/14 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/16/2 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/20/4 | differs | confidence: high | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 59/0/2/11 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
Broke with the party line
| SDEric Palmqvist (SD, Norrbottens län) | Abstain — party line: Yes |
| SDPontus Andersson Garpvall (SD, Västerbottens län) | Abstain — party line: Yes |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2023/24:76 by Nooshi Dadgostar et al. (V) points 1 and 3-14, 2023/24:385 by Magnus Persson et al. (SD) points 2, 6-8 and 10, 2023/24:923 by Ulrika Westerlund et al. (MP) points 1 and 2, 2023/24:2467 by Martina Johansson et al. (C) point 18, and 2023/24:2620 by Teresa Carvalho et al. (S) point 14.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2023/24:76 av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V) yrkandena 1 och 3-14, 2023/24:385 av Magnus Persson m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 2, 6-8 och 10, 2023/24:923 av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 1 och 2, 2023/24:2467 av Martina Johansson m.fl. (C) yrkande 18 och 2023/24:2620 av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S) yrkande 14.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to 90 proposals in motions about, among other things, the Swedish Employment Agency, labor market policy programs and measures, and unemployment insurance. The committee refers to the fact that work is already underway in the respective areas. All motions were submitted during the general motion submission period in 2023.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants a national competence supply plan, active state use of Lernia for green industry training especially in northern Sweden, and increased artificial intelligence education for citizens. (S) — Reservation 13
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 establishes that measures need to be taken for the right to work and livelihood for people with disabilities, who today have higher unemployment and are excluded from important parts of society.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that measures need to be taken for the right to work and livelihood for people with disabilities, who today have higher unemployment and are excluded from important parts of society. Demands for quick, effective and individualized support for work or education are precisely such measures. The plan also addresses the committee's reasoning through its assessment that the group's situation is not sufficiently addressed today.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att insatser behöver göras för rätten till arbete och försörjning för personer med normbrytande funktionalitet, som i dag har högre arbetslöshet och stängs ut från viktiga delar av samhället. Krav på snabbt, effektivt och individanpassat stöd till arbete eller utbildning är just sådana insatser. Planen bemöter också utskottets skäl genom sin bedömning att gruppens situation inte är tillräckligt tillgodosedd i dag.
- right to work and livelihooddecisive»Insatser behöver göras för rätten till arbete« (party programme ↗)“Measures need to be taken for the right to work”
- vulnerable position on the labour market»normbrytande funktionalitet har idag som grupp sämre hälsa, högre« (party programme ↗)“people with disabilities have today as a group poorer health, higher”
- right to participation»Alla människor ska ha rätten att vara delaktiga i samhället, bli bemötta« (party programme ↗)“All people shall have the right to be included in society, be treated”
- guaranteed support for disabilities»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 ↗)“In the same way, you who live with a disability should be able to rely on receiving the support you need, and on your right to participate in society in the way you choose not being constantly questioned and made difficult.”
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 states that work and employment are central to participation and that the party wants to see more individually tailored measures to create jobs or education for people with disabilities.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly states that work and employment are central to participation and that the party wants to see more individually tailored measures to create jobs or education for people with disabilities. The counter-proposal's requirement for quick, effective and individually tailored support is the same commitment. The party programme's right to work regardless of functional ability carries the conclusion further.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet säger uttryckligen att arbete och sysselsättning är centralt för delaktigheten och att partiet vill se mer individuellt utformade insatser för att skapa jobb eller utbildning för personer med funktionsnedsättningar. Motförslagets krav på snabbt, effektivt och individanpassat stöd är samma åtagande. Partiprogrammets rätt till arbete oavsett funktionsförmåga bär slutsatsen ytterligare.
- individually tailored support to workdecisive»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.”
- work gives participation»Arbete och sysselsättning är centralt för delaktigheten i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work and employment are central to participation in society.”
- right to work regardless of functional ability»funktionsförmåga, har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv« (party programme ↗)“functional capacity, have the right to work, own housing, full mobility and an active life”
- participation according to ability»Varje människa har rätt och skyldighet att efter förmåga delta i arbetslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Every person has the right and duty to participate in working life according to their ability.”
The election manifesto asserts that no one should be without work because the right aids are missing at the workplace and that support for people with disabilities shall be improved regardless of where in the country you live.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto asserts that no one should be without work because the right aids are missing at the workplace and that support for people with disabilities shall be improved regardless of where in the country you live. The party programme requires equal rights and opportunities regardless of disability and that society actively supports individuals' opportunities for work. The requirement for rapid, efficient and individually adapted support is therefore directly supported.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att ingen ska vara utan jobb för att rätt hjälpmedel saknas på arbetsplatsen och att stödet till personer med funktionsnedsättning ska förbättras oavsett var i landet man bor. Partiprogrammet kräver lika rättigheter och möjligheter oavsett funktionsnedsättning och att samhället aktivt stödjer individens möjligheter till arbete. Kravet på snabbt, effektivt och individanpassat stöd stöds därför direkt.
- aids for workdecisive»Ingen ska heller vara utan jobb för att rätt sorts hjälpmedel inte finns att tillgå på arbetsplatsen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one should be without work because the right kind of aids are not available at the workplace.”
- equal opportunities for work»Alla människor, oavsett funktionsnedsättning eller« (party programme ↗)“All people, regardless of disability or”
- better support throughout the country»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve support for people with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country.”
- active support for work»stödja individens möjligheter till arbete exempelvis« (party programme ↗)“support individuals' opportunities for work for example”
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 requires that it become cheaper and easier to employ, especially people far from the labour market and that all obstacles to employment be examined and removed.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that it become cheaper and easier to employ, especially people far from the labour market and that all obstacles to employment be examined and removed. It also states that those with disabilities shall get the support they need. The requirement for quick, effective and individualized support for employment or education follows directly from these commitments and from the right to an effective job-matching service.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att det blir billigare och lättare att anställa särskilt personer som står långt från arbetsmarknaden och att alla hinder för att anställa granskas och undanröjs. Den slår också fast att den som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd som behövs. Kravet på snabbt, effektivt och individanpassat stöd till arbete eller utbildning följer direkt av dessa åtaganden och av rätten till en effektiv matchningstjänst.
- easier to employ vulnerable 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 far from the labour 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 ↗)“You who have a disability shall get the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for ensuring that LSS works.”
- remove obstacles to employment»Alla hinder som står i vägen för att anställa måste granskas« (party programme ↗)“All obstacles to employment must be examined”
- individualized job-matching»Alla ska ha rätt till en effektiv matchningstjänst« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone shall have the right to an effective job-matching service”
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 persons with disabilities to find self-employment one of society's greatest injustices and makes it a key task to open the labour market for them.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan calls the difficulty for persons with disabilities to find self-employment one of society's greatest injustices and makes it a key task to open the labour market for them. It also specifies the right to assistive devices and adaptation measures and to wage subsidies when labour supply is nonetheless limited. Demands for quick, effective and individually adapted support for work or education follow directly from these commitments.
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. Den preciserar också rätten till hjälpmedel och anpassningsåtgärder och till lönesubvention när arbetsutbudet ändå begränsas. Krav på snabbt, effektivt och individanpassat stöd till arbete eller utbildning följer direkt av dessa åtaganden.
- open the labour marketdecisive»En av samhällets största orättvisor är svårigheten för personer med funktionsnedsättning« (party programme ↗)“One of society's greatest injustices is the difficulty for persons with disabilities”
- assistive devices and adaptation»möjlighet till de hjälpmedel och anpassningsåtgärder som behövs« (party programme ↗)“opportunity to the assistive devices and adaptation measures that are needed”
- wage subsidies for reduced working capacity»ska ha möjlighet till lönesubvention.« (party programme ↗)“shall have the opportunity to wage subsidies.”
- the public as model»Offentliga arbetsgivare ska vara föredömen.« (party programme ↗)“Public employers shall be exemplary.”
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 requires that compensatory measures be used to reduce the significance of disability, and that support and services be designed according to the individual's needs, which is the meaning of the requirement for rapid, effective and individually tailored support for work or education.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that compensatory measures be used to reduce the significance of disability, and that support and services be designed according to the individual's needs, which is the meaning of the requirement for rapid, effective and individually tailored support for work or education. According to the plan, state and municipality shall set a good example when it comes to employing persons with disabilities, and laws against discrimination in working life shall function well.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att kompensatoriska insatser används för att minska funktionsnedsättningens betydelse och att stöd och service utformas efter den enskildes behov, vilket är innebörden i kravet på snabbt, effektivt och individanpassat stöd till arbete eller utbildning. Stat och kommun ska enligt planen föregå med gott exempel när det gäller att anställa personer med funktionsnedsättning, och lagar mot diskriminering i arbetslivet ska fungera väl.
- compensatory measuresdecisive»Även insatser som är kompensatoriska« (party programme ↗)“Even measures that are compensatory”
- public employers as role models»Stat och kommun bör föregå med« (party programme ↗)“State and municipality should set a”
- non-discrimination in working life»Väl fungerande lagar mot all diskriminering i arbetslivet ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning laws against all discrimination in working life shall exist.”
- self-determination with disability»SJÄLVBESTÄMMANDE VID FUNKTIONSNEDSÄTTNING« (2022 manifesto ↗)“SELF-DETERMINATION WITH DISABILITY”
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 policy should take advantage of the working capacity each individual person has and that the state has a responsibility for those who, for physical or psychological reasons, cannot work.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that policy should take advantage of the working capacity each individual person has and that the state has a responsibility for those who, for physical or psychological reasons, cannot work. Quick, efficient and individually tailored support for employment or education for people with reduced work capacity follows directly from that commitment. The plan also wants to lower thresholds to the labor market through lower employment costs and more internship positions.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att politiken ska ta vara på den arbetsförmåga varje enskild person har och att staten har ett ansvar för den som av fysiska eller psykiska skäl inte kan arbeta. Ett snabbt, effektivt och individanpassat stöd till arbete eller utbildning för personer med nedsatt arbetsförmåga följer direkt av det åtagandet. Planen vill dessutom sänka trösklarna in på arbetsmarknaden genom lägre anställningskostnader och fler praktikplatser.
- take advantage of every work capacitydecisive»Politiken ska vara inriktad på att ta vara« (party programme ↗)“Policy shall be directed at taking advantage”
- state responsibility for reduced capacity»skäl inte kan arbeta har staten ett ansvar.« (party programme ↗)“reasons cannot work, the state has a responsibility.”
- lower thresholds to work»Kraftigt sänka kostnaden för att anställa långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly reduce the cost of hiring the long-term unemployed”
- more positions for work training»Bygga ut antalet praktikplatser med 30 000« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand the number of internship positions by 30,000”
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 counter-proposal calls for measures that give people with disabilities and reduced work capacity quick, effective and individually tailored support to work or education.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal calls for measures that give people with disabilities and reduced work capacity quick, effective and individually tailored support to work or education. The plan establishes that precisely this group's opportunities to participate in the labour market must be strengthened and that support should be based on individual prerequisites. The demand thus coincides with the plan's stated commitment.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget efterlyser åtgärder som ger personer med funktionsnedsättning och nedsatt arbetsförmåga ett snabbt, effektivt och individanpassat stöd till arbete eller utbildning. Planen slår fast att just denna grupps möjligheter till deltagande på arbetsmarknaden måste stärkas och att stödet ska utgå från individuella förutsättningar. Kravet sammanfaller därmed med planens uttalade åtagande.
- individually tailored support to workdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheten för personer med nedsatt arbetsförmåga att delta i arbetslivet och i sysselsättning utifrån individuella förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen the opportunity for people with reduced work capacity to participate in working life and employment based on individual prerequisites.”
- strengthened access to labour market»Funktionsnedsattas och funktionsvarierades möjligheter till deltagande på arbetsmarknaden måste stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Opportunities for people with disabilities and functional diversity to participate in the labour market must be strengthened.”
- individually tailored decisions»Öka flexibiliteten och individanpassningen i beslutsfattandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase flexibility and individual tailoring in decision-making”
- equal conditions in employment»Sverigedemokraterna vill också satsa på en habiliteringsersättning på lika villkor som innebär att även personer som deltar i daglig verksamhet via socialtjänstlagen ska omfattas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats also want to invest in a rehabilitation benefit on equal terms that means people participating in daily activities via the Social Services Act are also covered.”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2023/24:AU3)
- Committee report full text (HB01AU3)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:1069 — Rättvisa regler för pensionsålder av Åsa Karlsson och Helén Pettersson (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1259 — Arbetslöshetsersättning för arbetstagare och egenföretagare av Anders Ådahl (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1321 — En rättvis arbetslöshetsförsäkring av Jamal El-Haj (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1539 — Fackligt samråd vid arbetsmarknadspolitiska insatser av Johan Andersson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1570 — Om stärkt trygghet för företagare av Mathias Tegnér och Jennie Nilsson (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1607 — En fungerande arbetsmarknad i hela Öresundsområdet av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1634 — AI:s betydelse för framtidens arbetsmarknad och skola av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1938 — Arbetsförmedlingens närvaro i hela landet av Heléne Björklund m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1960 — Stärkt arbetsmarknad för unga i Västsverige av Aida Birinxhiku m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1973 — Arbetsmarknadens utbildningsbehov för landets utveckling av Zara Leghissa m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1989 — En lokalt förankrad arbetsmarknadspolitik av Ida Karkiainen m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1999 — En stark arbetslöshetsförsäkring av Linnéa Wickman m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2027 — Bättre övergång från arbetslöshetsersättning till aktivitetsstöd av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2339 — En fungerande sjukförsäkring av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2023/24:2418 — Mätning och mål för andelen självförsörjande av Hans Eklind (KD)
- Motion 2023/24:2457 — Livskraft och framtidstro i Sveriges landsbygder av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:2464 — Arbetsmarknad av Jonny Cato m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:2467 — Socialförsäkringar och pensioner av Martina Johansson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:248 — Indexering av inkomststöd för utjämning av Markus Kallifatides (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2620 — Utgiftsområde 14 Arbetsmarknad och arbetsliv av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament