The Principal Investigation

The plan gives the state the overarching responsibility for welfare and requires that income and costs are distributed solidarily across the country, whilst personal assistance shall be developed so that it truly meets needs. The counter-proposal's requirement for state principal responsibility for assistance, for increased equivalence and legal certainty, follows that line. The plan's explicit exception against nationalisation applies to healthcare governance, not assistance.

• the state's overarching welfare responsibilitydecisive»övergripande ansvaret för välfärden.« (party programme ↗)“overarching responsibility for welfare.”
• solidary distribution across the country»Inkomster och kostnader behöver fördelas solidariskt över landet.« (party programme ↗)“Income and costs need to be distributed solidarily across the country.”
• assistance that meets needs»lig assistans behöver utvecklas så att de på riktigt täcker behoven.« (party programme ↗)“al assistance needs to be developed so that they truly meet needs.”
• healthcare not nationalised (qualifying)»Vi vill att ansvaret och styrningen över hälso- och sjukvården ska« (party programme ↗)“We want the responsibility and governance of healthcare to be”

The election manifesto commits to securing the right to personal assistance and to preventing profit-seeking and criminal exploitation within personal assistance, and to stop welfare crime. State management that provides increased equality, legal certainty and better protection against incorrect payments is a means for this precisely. The party programme also requires equal access to care and services throughout the country. The plan therefore speaks in favour of the counter-proposal's requirements.

• secure the right to assistancedecisive»Vi ska säkra rätten till personlig assistans och arbeta vidare med förslagen om att förbättra sjukersättningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must secure the right to personal assistance and work further on proposals to improve sickness benefits.”
• equal welfare throughout the country»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country must have equal access to school, healthcare and services.”
• counter profit-seeking in personal assistance»Vinstjakten inom assistansen ska motverkas, liksom att brukare eller personliga assistenter utnyttjas i kriminella syften.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Profit-seeking within personal assistance must be countered, as must the exploitation of users or personal assistants for criminal purposes.”
• stop welfare crime»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering must be stopped.”

The election manifesto explicitly requires that the state be introduced as principal in personal assistance, together with a clarification of LSS, so that people receive the support they are entitled to. This is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to implement now. The party programme's requirement for long-term secure funding and an assessment that does not violate the individual strengthens the same conclusion.

• state as principal in assistancedecisive»att lagen om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade (LSS) förtydligas och statligt huvudmannaskap införs i den personliga assistansen så att människor får det stöd de behöver och har rätt till.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that the Law on Support and Service to Persons with Certain Disabilities (LSS) is clarified and the state is introduced as principal in personal assistance so that people receive the support they need and are entitled to.”
• value the assistance reform»Vi värnar assistansreformen som möjliggör ett tillgängligt liv för den som har en funktionsnedsättning.« (party programme ↗)“We value the assistance reform that enables an accessible life for someone with a disability.”
• equivalent 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.”
• secure funding of assistance»Prövning av om någon är assistansberättigad får inte kränka den enskilde, och systemet behöver en långsiktigt trygg finansiering.« (party programme ↗)“Assessment of whether someone is entitled to assistance must not violate the individual, and the system needs long-term secure funding.”

The manifesto explicitly says the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function and that those with a disability shall receive the support they need, which is precisely what state headship for assistance aims at. The plan further emphasises equitable welfare throughout the country. The party's decentralisation principle and opposition to moving care responsibility to the state pull in the other direction, but that concerns the regions' health and medical care, not LSS.

• state responsibility for LSSdecisive»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Anyone with a disability shall receive the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function.”
• equitable welfare throughout the country»Alla invånare ska ha tillgång till en likvärdig och pålitlig välfärd oavsett var de bor, och den offentliga servicen ska finnas där när man behöver den.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All residents shall have access to equitable and reliable welfare regardless of where they live, and public services shall be there when you need them.”
• regional care responsibility»Ansvaret för vården ska inte flyttas från regionerna till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Responsibility for care shall not be moved from the regions to the state.”
• decentralisation as principle»Centerpartiet kommer konsekvent,« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party will consistently,”

The plan explicitly states that the state shall have overall responsibility for personal assistance and that equivalence in assessments shall be improved. The counter-proposal's requirement to implement a state-run main role is therefore precisely what the plan requires. The plan also wants to transfer financing responsibility for LSS to the state and deal with unprofessional providers within assistance.

• state main responsibility for assistancedecisive»ha det samlade huvudmannaskapet för den personliga assistansen.« (party programme ↗)“have overall responsibility for personal assistance.”
• equivalent assistance assessments»rättigheten till assistans ska värnas i lag och likvärdigheten i bedömningarna förbättras.« (party programme ↗)“the right to assistance shall be protected in law and equivalence in assessments shall be improved.”
• state financing responsibility for LSS»Vi vill skapa mer likvärdiga villkor och skatter genom att flytta finansieringsansvaret för bland annat skolan och LSS till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to create more equivalent conditions and taxes by transferring financing responsibility for, among other things, schools and LSS to the state.”
• LSS inspection against errors»Vi vill även under nästa mandatperiod inrätta en LSS-inspektion som bevakar den enskildes rättigheter gentemot staten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We also want to establish an LSS inspection during the next term that monitors individuals' rights against the state”

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's clearest commitment on principal responsibility is that the state shall take over responsibility from the regions to provide equal conditions across the country, and the subsidiarity principle is according to the plan both a near and far principle depending on the task. A state principal responsibility for assistance with increased equivalence and legal security follows that logic. Therefore, the requirement is supported.

• state principal responsibilitydecisive»Avskaffa regionernas ansvar för sjukvården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish the regions' responsibility for healthcare.”
• equal conditions across the country»Det ger en högkvalitativ, effektiv och jämlik vård på lika villkor till hela befolkningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It provides high-quality, efficient and equitable care on equal terms to the entire population.”
• subsidiarity as a far principle»Subsidiaritetsprincipen är således ingen renodlad decentraliseringsprincip, utan både en när- och fjärrprincip.« (party programme ↗)“The subsidiarity principle is thus not a pure decentralization principle, but both a near and far principle.”
• self-determination in case of functional limitation»SJÄLVBESTÄMMANDE VID FUNKTIONSNEDSÄTTNING« (2022 manifesto ↗)“SELF-DETERMINATION IN CASE OF FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION”

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 welfare functions equally regardless of where in the country you live and is prepared to use clearer state control to increase equality. It also places great emphasis on stopping incorrect payments, including through a benefit fraud unit at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. State principal responsibility for assistance meets both of these commitments.

• equivalent welfare across the countrydecisive»Du ska kunna känna dig trygg med att välfärden fungerar oavsett var i landet du bor. Alla har rätt till likvärdig vård – som kan ges i rätt tid och håller hög kvalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You should be able to feel secure that welfare works regardless of where in the country you live. Everyone has the right to equivalent care - which can be provided at the right time and maintains high quality.”
• stop incorrect payments»Inrätta en bidragsbrottsenhet på Försäkringskassan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a benefit fraud unit at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency”
• public funds shall reach welfare(2022 manifesto)
• state control for equality»Öka likvärdigheten genom att införa ett gemensamt kommunalt kösystem och en tydligare statlig styrning av skolpengen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase equality by introducing a unified municipal queue system and clearer state control of school funding”

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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 requires state overall responsibility for personal assistance and points out that the divided principal role between municipality and state has made assessments legally insecure. The counter-proposal's demand that a state principal role is implemented now, for equivalence, legal security and work against improper payments, therefore coincides with the plan's commitment.

• state principal roledecisive»Ha statligt helhetsansvar för personlig assistans« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Have state overall responsibility for personal assistance”
• legally insecure divided principal role»Det delade huvudmannaskapet mellan kommun och stat har lett till att bedömningarna har uppfattats som väldigt rättsosäkra« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The divided principal role between municipality and state has led to assessments being perceived as very legally insecure”
• against improper payments»Bekämpa fusk och bedrägerier inom LSS« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat fraud and deception within LSS”
• all basic needs»Att samtliga grundläggande behov ska vara assistansgrundande i sin helhet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That all basic needs are assistance-grounding in their entirety”

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.