Protected housing etc.

The election manifesto explicitly states that the party wants to counteract the privatisation of women's shelters and that it is a social responsibility to stop men's violence against women, not an opportunity for private companies to make profit. It also wants a total ban on profit-driven activities in welfare. To reserve all contracted operations of protected housing for idea-based organisations is exactly what the plan requires.

• no profits from violence survivorsdecisive»Det är ett samhällsansvar att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor, inte en möjlighet för privata bolag att göra vinst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is a social responsibility to stop men's violence against women, not an opportunity for private companies to make profit.”
• stop privatisation of the shelters»Vänsterpartiet vill motverka den privatisering som sker av kvinnojourernas verksamhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to counteract the privatisation that is happening to women's shelters.”
• profit ban in welfare»Vänsterpartiet vill införa ett totalförbud mot alla vinstdrivande verksamhetsformer inom välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to introduce a total ban on all profit-driven activities within welfare.”
• right to safe housing solution»Vänsterpartiet anser att det därutöver måste vara en rättighet att få hjälp med en långsiktig trygg boendelösning för den som behöver det för att lämna våldsutsatthet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that in addition there must be a right to receive help with a long-term safe housing solution for those who need it to leave violence.”

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 wants measures against commercialization of welfare and cooperation should take precedence over competition among providers, while it highlights women's and girls' crisis centres' work and wants to increase resources for it. Reserving commissioned operation of shelters for idea-driven organizations excludes profit-driven actors in an activity the plan believes should be guided by need, not profit interest. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• against commercialization of welfaredecisive»Åtgärder mot kommersialisering av välfärden.« (party programme ↗)“Measures against commercialization of welfare.”
• support for women's crisis centres»Vi vill fort sätta den politiska riktning som skärpt straffen för våld och andra kränkningar i nära relationer, och som ökat resurserna till kvinno- och tjejjourernas viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the political direction that has toughened penalties for violence and other violations in close relationships, and that has increased resources for women's and girls' crisis centres' important work.”
• cooperation before competition»Samarbete i stället för konkurrens för utförare av välfärd, samhällsservice.« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation instead of competition for providers of welfare, social service.”
• public authority over welfare»Offentlig rådighet över etableringar och verksamhet i välfärden.« (party programme ↗)“Public authority over establishments and operations in welfare.”

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The plan states that profit interests do not belong in welfare and that every tax krona shall go to operations instead of dividend payments, and that civil society shall have long-term and clear public support. Reserving the contracted operation of protected housing for mission-driven organisations follows from both these commitments and at the same time strengthens protection for violence victims that the plan wants to expand. The plan does not mention the reservation as such.

• profit-free welfaredecisive»Vinstintressen hör inte hemma i vården – varje skattekrona ska gå till att stärka människors hälsa istället för till aktieutdelningar.« (party programme ↗)“Profit interests do not belong in healthcare – every tax krona shall go to strengthening people's health instead of dividend payments.”
• more protected housing»Miljöpartiet vill stärka skyddet för dem som utsätts för våld – genom fler skyddade boenden, bättre stöd från socialtjänst och rättsväsende, samt långsiktiga insatser för att bygga ett nytt liv i trygghet.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to strengthen protection for those exposed to violence – through more protected housing, better support from social services and justice system, and long-term efforts to build a new life in safety.”
• support for civil society»Civilsamhället stöds ekonomiskt genom medlemskap och gåvor, men ska också få stöd från det offentliga.« (party programme ↗)“Civil society is supported financially through membership and donations, but shall also receive support from the public.”
• mission-driven actors in welfare»Vi välkomnar idéburen sektor i den svenska skolan.« (party programme ↗)“We welcome the mission-driven sector in Swedish schools.”

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 establishes that welfare can be provided by municipalities, companies, cooperatives or associations and that affected people's needs and choice shall be central, and the election manifesto promises to defend freedom of choice within healthcare and social care. Reserving all contracted operation of protected housing for ideologically-driven organisations excludes other providers and contradicts that line. The plan instead wants to ensure long-term support for hotlines and shelters.

• welfare provider neutraldecisive»Oavsett om den offentligt finansierade välfärden utförs av kommuner, landsting, företag, kooperativ eller föreningar måste berörda människors behov och valfrihet stå i centrum.« (party programme ↗)“Regardless of whether publicly financed welfare is provided by municipalities, regional councils, companies, cooperatives or associations, affected people's needs and choice must be central.”
• more actors in welfare»Centerpartiet vill se en välfärd som är gemensamt finansierad men som ger valfrihet och där fler aktörer bidrar till ökad innovation, effektivitet och kvalitet.« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party wants to see welfare that is commonly financed but that provides choice and where more actors contribute to increased innovation, efficiency and quality.”
• choice in care»Vi vill försvara valfriheten inom vård och omsorg och bedriva verksamheten nära vårdtagarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to defend freedom of choice within healthcare and conduct activities close to patients.”
• long-term support for hotlines»säkra det långsiktiga stödet till kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ensure long-term support for women's hotlines, girls' hotlines and protected housing”

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 establishes that private and public providers shall operate on equal terms and that profit-driven companies shall be able to operate in health and care as long as quality requirements are met. Reserving all procured operation of sheltered housing for idea-driven organizations conflicts with that principle. The plan certainly wishes to give idea-driven actors good opportunities, but the path toward unreliable actors goes, according to the plan, via quality requirements and withdrawn licenses.

• equal terms for providersdecisive»Privata och offentliga utförare ska verka på lika villkor och ska omfattas av samma ersättningsregler och kvalitetskrav.« (party programme ↗)“Private and public providers shall operate on equal terms and shall be subject to the same compensation rules and quality requirements.”
• profit-driven actors allowed»Vinstdrivande företag ska kunna verka i vård och omsorg så länge kvalitetskraven uppfylls och ägarna tar ett långsiktigt ägaransvar.« (party programme ↗)“Profit-driven companies shall be able to operate in health and care as long as quality requirements are met and the owners take long-term ownership responsibility.”
• quality requirements exclude unreliable actors»Den utförare som håller otillräcklig kvalitet eller gör sig skyldig till allvarliga brister ska inte ha tillstånd att bedriva verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“The provider that fails to maintain adequate quality or is guilty of serious deficiencies shall not have permission to conduct operations.”
• good conditions for idea-driven actors»Regelverk och upphandlingar bör utformas så att det är oftare är möjligt för idéburna aktörer att bidra i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulations and procurements should be designed so that it is more often possible for idea-driven actors to contribute in welfare.”

The plan requires that welfare services in private management, in foundations, cooperatives and voluntary forms be given equal conditions and that the public sector's operational forms be based on absence of monopoly with great openness for various forms of care and support. To reserve all procured operation of protected housing for voluntary organisations excludes other providers and goes against this. The role of voluntary organisations for victims of violence should meanwhile be encouraged.

• equal conditions for providersdecisive»produktion av välfärdstjänster i enskild regi eller via stiftelser, kooperativ och ideella« (party programme ↗)“production of welfare services in private management or via foundations, cooperatives and voluntary”
• absence of monopoly»Den offentliga sektorns verksamhetsformer ska så långt möjligt bygga på« (party programme ↗)“The public sector's operational forms shall as far as possible be based on”
• diversity in care and support»stor öppenhet måste finnas för olika former av vård och omsorg« (party programme ↗)“great openness must exist for various forms of care and support”
• encourage voluntary counselling services»Frivilligorganisationernas stöd till dessa utsatta våldsoffer« (party programme ↗)“Voluntary organisations' support to these exposed violence victims”

The party programme establishes that a diversity of actors is a prerequisite for renewal and innovation in welfare, and the election manifesto's method against unscrupulous actors is high quality requirements and withdrawn permits — not a ban on a particular ownership form. Reserving all contracted operation of sheltered housing for ideologically-driven organisations excludes companies based on ownership form and is therefore rejected by the plan, even though the plan simultaneously wishes to strengthen women's shelters.

• diversity of providersdecisive»En mångfald av aktörer är också en förutsättning för förnyelse och innovation.« (party programme ↗)“A diversity of actors is also a prerequisite for renewal and innovation.”
• quality requirements, not ownership bans»Se till att skolor som drivs i företagsform lever upp till högt ställda kvalitetskriterier för att få göra vinstutdelning samt dra in tillståndet för skolor som allvarligt brister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that schools operated as companies meet high quality standards in order to make profit distributions and withdraw licenses for schools that seriously fail”
• strengthened women's shelters»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's shelters”

The party programme states that alternative and private management forms should be allowed in the provision of welfare services and that there is no inherent value in who operates the activity, but that quality per euro determines. Reserving all procured operation of protected housing for idea-driven organizations goes against this principle. The plan instead wants to support women's shelters and impose national quality requirements, which is the way to exclude unserious actors.

• permitted private managementdecisive»utförandet av dessa välfärdstjänster skall alternativa och privata driftsformer vara« (party programme ↗)“the provision of these welfare services should alternative and private management forms be”
• management form neutrality»vår ledstjärna är bästa möjliga vård per krona« (party programme ↗)“our guiding star is best possible care per euro”
• choice in welfare»Sverigedemokraterna ser att marknadsekonomi, valfrihet inom välfärden och internationell handel gynnar samhället och är viktigt att försvara« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats see that market economy, choice within welfare and international trade benefit society and is important to defend”
• support for women's shelters»Kvinnojourer med inriktning mot hedersproblematik måste stödjas och ges bättre förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's shelters with focus on honour-based problems must be supported and given better conditions.”