Adjusted Study-Start Support

The plan wants it to become easier to pursue education after primary school regardless of wallet and wants study support to be increased so more can pursue further education. A relaxed unemployment condition that lets more unemployed into study start support aligns with that, as does the plan's demand for adult education and folk high schools throughout the country. The plan furthermore gives the state a key role in making study possible under economically secure conditions, which speaks against phasing out the support.

• education regardless of walletdecisive»Det måste bli lättare att utbilda sig efter grundskolan oavsett vem du är, tjockleken på din plånbok eller var i landet du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become easier to educate yourself after primary school regardless of who you are, the thickness of your wallet or where in the country you live.”
• 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 protect universities' independence and funding and raise study support so more can choose to pursue further education.”
• secure study economy»nyckelroll i att se till att det går att både bo och studera med ekonomiskt trygga villkor.« (party programme ↗)“key role in ensuring that it is possible to both live and study with economically secure conditions.”
• adult education throughout the country»Folkhögskolor och Komvux behövs i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Folk high schools and adult education need to exist throughout the country.”

The plan devotes special attention to those with short basic education and requires that the education sector and study financing be adapted to lifelong learning, with active labour market policy. That softening study start support's unemployment condition so that more low-educated can begin studying follows from this. The plan's principle of duty and right simultaneously speaks in favour of conditions existing, which dampens certainty.

• support for the low-educateddecisive»Särskild uppmärksamhet ska ägnas de med kort grundutbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Special attention shall be paid to those with short basic education.”
• adapted study financing»Utbildningssektorn och studiefinansieringssystemet måste avpassas för« (party programme ↗)“The education sector and study financing system must be adapted to”
• active labour market policy»En aktiv arbetsmarknadspolitik för fler jobb är särskilt viktig i ekonomiskt oroliga tider.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An active labour market policy for more jobs is particularly important in economically uncertain times.”
• duty and right»Sverige ska ha trygga försäkringar byggda på tan ken om plikt och rätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall have secure insurance built on the principle of duty and right.”

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The plan wants to increase study support, promote lifelong learning in the student financial aid system and build safety nets so strong that no one is left out. Everyone should get the chance to get secondary school grades even as adults. Relaxing the unemployment conditions of study start support so that more short-educated unemployed can study follows from these commitments, while the plan does not comment on the employment service's governance.

• increased study supportdecisive»höja studiestödet och förbättra studenters a-kassa och sjukförsäkring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“increase study support and improve students' unemployment benefits and health insurance.”
• lifelong learning in study support»Det ska också främja ett livslångt lärande« (party programme ↗)“It should also promote lifelong learning”
• education as an adult»Därför ska alla få chansen att få slutbetyg från« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, everyone should get the chance to get final grades from”
• strong safety nets»Vi vill bygga skyddsnäten starka så att alla kan vara trygga och ingen lämnas utanför.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to build safety nets strong so that everyone can be secure and no one is left out.”

The plan commits to improving support for transition and further education and that all who wish shall be able to educate themselves throughout life, including vocational adult education for those lacking secondary school certificate. A softened unemployment condition in study start support aligns with that commitment for precisely short-educated job seekers. Simultaneously, the plan's work ethic and requirement to put more on welfare's core than on benefits pull in the opposite direction, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• better transition supportdecisive»Svensk arbetsmarknad behöver både mer flexibilitet och mer trygghet. Stödet vid omställning och vidareutbildning måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish labour market needs both more flexibility and more security. Support for transition and further education must improve.”
• lifelong learning»Alla som vill ska ha möjlighet att utbilda sig genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All who wish shall have the opportunity to educate themselves throughout life.”
• education for labour market needs»Utbildningssystemet behöver i betydligt större utsträckning utgå från arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The education system needs to a much greater extent be based on the needs of the labour market.”
• restraint with benefits»Mer pengar ska läggas på välfärdens kärna, mindre på bidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More money shall be put on welfare's core, less on benefits.”

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 gives those lacking complete primary or secondary education the right to supplement their knowledge at any time and requires incentives for the individual to invest in skills development. To soften study start support's unemployment condition so that more low-educated can start studying follows that line, as does the manifesto's willingness to ease study finances. The plan does not address the support as such, so the conclusion is weakly grounded.

• right to supplement educationdecisive»Den som saknar fullständig grundskole- eller gymnasieutbildning ska ha rätt att när som helst« (party programme ↗)“Those lacking complete primary or secondary education should have the right to supplement their education at any time”
• incentives for retraining»Det ska finnas incitament för den enskilde att själv satsa på kompetensutveckling.« (party programme ↗)“There should be incentives for the individual to invest in skills development themselves.”
• lifelong learning»Den enskilde ska alltid ha många möjligheter att lära nytt och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall always have many opportunities to learn something new and develop.”
• eased study finances»För dig som studerat och tagit studielån vill vi dessutom införa en femårig CSN-paus, så att du när du vill ska kunna ta ett uppehåll från din återbetalning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For you who have studied and taken out student loans we also want to introduce a five-year CSN break, so that when you want to you can take a break from your repayment.”

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 long-term unemployment is combated vigorously and that adult education is well developed so that new studies can be started throughout life, not just in youth. That relaxing the study-start support's unemployment requirement so that more short-educated can study follows from these commitments. The requirement that benefit dependence should be countered qualifies, but the support aims precisely at leading to self-sufficiency.

• combat long-term unemploymentdecisive»Långtidsarbetslöshet ska bekämpas kraftfullt.« (party programme ↗)“Long-term unemployment shall be combated vigorously.”
• developed adult education»Det innebär att vuxenutbildningen ska vara väl utbyggd.« (party programme ↗)“This means that adult education shall be well developed.”
• pathways to vocational experience»bör finnas en mångfald av aktörer som agerar arbetsförmedlare. Ett utvecklat lärlingssystem bör finnas« (party programme ↗)“should be a diversity of actors acting as employment intermediaries. A developed apprenticeship system should exist”
• counter benefit dependence»uppmuntras, och att bidragsberoende motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“encouraged, and that benefit dependence is countered.”

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 wishes to soften the unemployment conditions of study start support so that more unemployed can receive the support. The plan's line is the opposite: benefits should have a ceiling, full-time activity should be required and the plan specifically points out that increased compensation for the unemployed weakens the work line by more declining job offers. An expanded benefit without tightened requirements goes against these commitments. Therefore, the plan rejects the demand.

• generous compensation weakens work linedecisive»Arbetslinjen försvagas ytterligare av att regeringens höjning av a-kassan gjort att även de som nyss blivit arbetslösa tackar nej till jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work line is further weakened by the government's increase in unemployment insurance making more who have just become unemployed decline job offers.”
• benefit ceiling»Införa ett bidragstak så att de samlade bidragen aldrig kan bli högre än lönen från ett arbete« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a benefit ceiling so that total benefits can never be higher than wages from work”
• requirement for activity»Kräva aktivitet på heltid av den som lever på försörjningsstöd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Require full-time activity from those living on income support”
• work line guides»Skatter och bidragssystem ska utgå från arbetslinjen.« (party programme ↗)“Taxes and benefit systems should be based on the work line.”

The plan wants to abolish ineffective labour market and integration programmes and tighten requirements on those supported by the public sector, with work obligation for benefits as a principle. Softening the study start allowance's unemployment condition so that more unemployed can receive support goes in the opposite direction and instead expands a benefit. The plan therefore speaks against the demand, even though it in itself wants to see more people in education that leads to real jobs.

• abolish ineffective programmesdecisive»Avskaffa ineffektiva arbetsmarknads- och integrationsprogram som är skapade för att dölja arbetslöshet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish ineffective labour market and integration programmes created to hide unemployment”
• work obligation for benefits»Inför arbetsplikt för bidrag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce work obligation for benefits”
• increased requirements on job seekers»Öka kraven på icke integrerade att göra sig anställningsbara« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase requirements on non-integrated people to make themselves employable”
• work must pay»Göra det mer lönsamt att arbeta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make work more rewarding”