Students

The plan gives the state a key role in ensuring it is possible to both live and study with economically secure conditions, and wants to raise study support. Part-time sick leave with study allowance during rehabilitation is exactly such a gap in students' basic security. The plan's demands for humane sickness insurance without exclusion point in the same direction.

• secure conditions for studentsdecisive»nyckelroll i att se till att det går att både bo och studera med ekonomiskt trygga villkor.« (party programme ↗)“key role in ensuring it is possible to both live and study with economically secure conditions.”
• raised study support»Vänsterpartiet vill värna universitetens oberoende och finansiering och höja studiestödet så att fler kan välja att vidareutbilda sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to safeguard universities' independence and financing and raise study support so that more people can choose to further their education.”
• humane sickness insurance»Vänsterpartiet vill se en mänsklig sjukförsäkring och ett slut på utförsäkrandet av sjuka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see humane sickness insurance and an end to the exclusion of the sick from insurance.”
• security also outside wage work»utformade så att alla människor ska kunna leva tryggt, också den« (party programme ↗)“designed so that all people can live securely, also the”

The party programme requires that insurance systems be adapted to a labour market where more and more shift between studies and paid work. Possibility for part-time sick leave with study grants covers just such a gap. The election manifesto also establishes that those too ill to work shall be able to rely on the systems. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• insurance adapted to studiesdecisive»allt fler skiftar mellan studier och förvärvsarbete och där många kombinerar anställning« (party programme ↗)“more and more shift between studies and paid work and many combine employment”
• secure sickness insurance»vi slår vakt om principen att den som är för sjuk för att arbeta ska kunna lita på sjukförsäkringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“we stand guard over the principle that those too ill to work shall be able to trust the sickness insurance”
• economic security in illness»Också vid sjukdom är det nödvändigt med större ekonomisk trygghet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Also in illness, greater economic security is necessary.”
• income replacement protection»Ett gott ekonomiskt skydd när den egna förvärvsinkomsten faller bort är grundläggande« (party programme ↗)“Good economic protection when one's own earned income falls away is fundamental”

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 explicitly promises to improve students' unemployment insurance and sickness insurance, and the party programme that security systems must also work for students who become ill. The regulations should also be designed so that they facilitate students completing their studies. Partial sick leave with retained study grants is precisely such an improvement.

• better sickness insurance for studentsdecisive»höja studiestödet och förbättra studenters a-kassa och sjukförsäkring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise study support and improve students' unemployment insurance and sickness insurance.”
• security in illness»De sociala trygghetssystemen måste fungera också för studenter som blir sjuka eller får barn.« (party programme ↗)“The social security systems must also work for students who become ill or have children.”
• facilitate completed studies»Regelverken ska utformas så att de underlättar för studenter att fullfölja sina studier.« (party programme ↗)“The regulations shall be designed so that they facilitate students completing their studies.”
• study grants should be sufficient»Studenter ska kunna studera utan att behöva arbeta under studietiden.« (party programme ↗)“Students should be able to study without having to work during their studies.”

The party programme states that social safety nets should provide good economic basic security and explicitly include students. The election manifesto moreover wants to make sickness benefits more flexible and improve rehabilitation. Part-time sickness benefits with retained study grants during rehabilitation back to full-time studies is precisely such a flexible solution that fills a gap in security.

• security system for students toodecisive»också omfatta företagare och studenter.« (party programme ↗)“also include self-employed workers and students.”
• more flexible sickness benefits»Vi vill förbättra rehabiliteringen och göra sjukskrivningen mer flexibel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to improve rehabilitation and make sickness benefits more flexible.”
• economic basic security»Välfärden ska innefatta sociala skyddsnät som förmår skapa en god ekonomisk grundtrygghet.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare should include social safety nets that are able to create good economic basic security.”

The party programme explicitly states that social insurance shall be adapted to students' situation and that students' security during illness must be strengthened. Sick leave insurance shall furthermore provide security for both short-term and chronic illness and be linked to rehabilitation back to employment. A right to partial sick leave with study grants is precisely the strengthening the plan calls for.

• social insurance adapted to studentsdecisive»Socialförsäkringarna ska anpassas till studerandes och företagares situation.« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall be adapted to students' and business owners' situation.”
• strengthened security during illness»forskares och företagares trygghet vid sjukdom och föräldraskap måste förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“researchers' and business owners' security during illness and parenthood must be strengthened.”
• security during illness»Sjukförsäkringen ska ge ekonomisk trygghet vid både kortvarig och kronisk sjukdom« (party programme ↗)“Sick leave insurance shall provide economic security for both short-term and chronic illness”
• study grants regardless of background»Studiemedelssystemet ska skapa förutsättningar för alla oavsett ekonomisk bakgrund att studera på« (party programme ↗)“Study grant system shall create conditions for all regardless of economic background to study at”

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 establishes that social insurance shall provide economic security during different stages of life and that benefits shall be designed so that individuals are encouraged to return. Part-time sick leave with study allowances during ongoing rehabilitation is exactly such a construction. That no one should have to forgo higher education for economic reasons strengthens the conclusion.

• security during life's stagesdecisive»Ett solidariskt finansierat socialförsäkringssystem ska finnas för att ge ekonomisk trygghet under livets olika skeenden.« (party programme ↗)“A solidarity-financed social insurance system shall exist to provide economic security during different stages of life.”
• rehabilitation to employment»Nivåerna på ersättningarna ska utformas så att den enskilde stimuleras att delta i åtgärder som leder till så god hälsa som möjligt och återgång till arbetslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Levels of benefits shall be designed so that individuals are encouraged to participate in measures that lead to the best possible health and return to work.”
• studies independent of economics»Ingen ska behöva avstå från högre studier av ekonomiska skäl.« (party programme ↗)“No one should have to forgo higher education for economic reasons.”
• sustainable study support»Studiestödssystemet ska vara överblickbart och långsiktigt hållbart.« (party programme ↗)“The study support system shall be clear and long-term sustainable.”

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 says nothing about sick leave for students or about study grants during illness. The closest principle is that welfare shall protect those affected and continuously aim to help people back to work and self-sufficiency, and that the state has a responsibility for those who fall through. Part-time sick leave with rehabilitation back to full-time studies is in line with that principle, but the conclusion is derived.

• return to workdecisive»syftar till att hjälpa människor tillbaka till arbete och självförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“aims to help people back to work and self-sufficiency.”
• state responsibility for vulnerable»staten ett ansvar för att hjälpa den som faller igenom« (party programme ↗)“the state a responsibility to help those who fall through”
• throughput in higher education»Arbeta för ett resursfördelningssystem till högskolan så att akademisk kvalitet, genomströmning samt etablering på arbetsmarknaden premieras i högre utsträckning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a resource allocation system for higher education so that academic quality, throughput and establishment on the labour market are rewarded to a greater extent”

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 does not address student safety particularly, but requires a safe and secure sickness insurance with increased flexibility and individual adaptation in decisions and more resources for rehabilitation. A possibility for part-time sickness leave with student aid during ongoing rehabilitation follows that principle. The conclusion is drawn from general commitments, not from an explicit position on students.

• individually adapted sickness insurancedecisive»Öka flexibiliteten och individanpassningen i beslutsfattandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase flexibility and individual adaptation in decision-making”
• flexible regulations»Regelverket måste därför bli mer flexibelt och anpassas efter individens behov och möjligheter både inom sjukpenning samt sjuk och aktivitetsersättningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The regulations must therefore become more flexible and adapted to the individual's needs and abilities both within sickness benefit and sick and activity compensation.”
• secure sickness insurance»Verka för en trygg och rättssäker sjukförsäkring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a safe and secure sickness insurance”
• early rehabilitation»Se ökat fokus och mer resurser på förebyggande arbete samt rehabilitering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See increased focus and more resources on preventive work and rehabilitation”

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.