Financing of the Reform

The plan requires that redistribution from the state to municipalities and regions increases and that the state takes greater financial responsibility for equal conditions, which supports the counter-proposal's demand that recurring costs should be included in permanent financing. The plan also wants to invest more resources in elderly care and personnel to eliminate the staff shortage, which indicates that state funds should be able to be used to recruit more occupational groups. According to the plan, underfunded tasks lead to cuts in operations.

• increased redistribution to municipalitiesdecisive»Omfördelningen från stat till region och kommun måste öka« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Redistribution from the state to regions and municipalities must increase”
• more resources and staff in care»Därför vill Vänsterpartiet satsa mer resurser på hälso- och sjukvården och äldreomsorgen, samt satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That is why the Left Party wants to invest more resources in health and medical care and elderly care, and invest in personnel so that we simultaneously eliminate the staff shortage and strengthen personnel conditions and working environment.”
• state financial responsibility»staten ta ett större ekonomiskt ansvar för att ge dem goda och jämlika« (party programme ↗)“the state take greater financial responsibility to give them good and equal”
• responsibility for welfare working conditions»Vi vill att samhället tar ett större ansvar för att arbetsplatserna i« (party programme ↗)“We want society to take greater responsibility for workplaces in”

The plan wants to introduce language requirements in elderly care itself with the opportunity for language training, and at the same time commits to continuing to increase the state's contributions to municipalities and regions. That the recurring cost of the reform shall be included in permanent financing and can be used to staff the activities follows from the principle that the state shall bear the cost of the requirements it sets. The plan does not specify the application of the financing principle in detail.

• language requirements with language trainingdecisive»Vi vill införa språkkrav för anställda inom förskola och äldreomsorg, med möjlighet till språkutbildning för den som inte har tillräckliga kunskaper.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to introduce language requirements for employees in preschools and elderly care, with the opportunity for language training for those who do not have sufficient knowledge.”
• increased state contributions»Vi vill fortsätta öka statens bidrag till kommuner och regioner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue to increase the state's contributions to municipalities and regions.”
• more staff in elderly care»Fler ska utbildas och anställas inom äldreomsorgen och tillsynen av personalens arbetsmiljö ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More shall be trained and employed in elderly care and supervision of employees' working environment shall be improved.”
• competence supply in care»God kompetensförsörjning inom skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“Good competence supply in school, healthcare and care.”

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 states that elderly care shall be needs-based and publicly financed with sufficient staff density, and that future elderly care requires investment in working conditions and training for staff. An underfinanced reform that forces municipalities to spare staff counteracts this. The counter-proposal's demands for permanent funding of ongoing work and state resources to recruit supporting professions are thereby in line with the plan.

• publicly financed elderly caredecisive»Äldreomsorgen ska vara behovsstyrd och offentligt finansierad. Personaltätheten ska vara« (party programme ↗)“Elderly care shall be needs-based and publicly financed. Staff density shall be”
• investment in care staff»krävs också satsningar på bättre arbetsmiljö, utbildning« (party programme ↗)“investment in better working conditions, training”
• strengthened resources for elderly care»förbättra vård och omsorg för äldre och stärka resurserna till hemsjukvården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve care and services for the elderly and strengthen resources for home healthcare.”
• better conditions in care and health»höja lönerna och säkra en god arbetsmiljö i vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise salaries and ensure good working conditions in care.”

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 states that reforms within welfare should be implemented without the costs burdening municipalities, and it wants to give care workers the right to professional development. The counter-proposal's requirement that ongoing costs for routines are included in permanent financing and that state funds can also be used to relieve staff follow from that commitment. The plan does not, however, comment on this particular legislative amendment.

• staten bär reformkostnadendecisive»Vi vill göra förskola och fritidsverksamhet tillgänglig för alla, utan att dessa kostnader drabbar kommunerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make preschool and after-school activities available to all, without these costs burdening municipalities”
• rätt till kompetensutveckling»Den som jobbar i vård och omsorg ska kunna växa och vidareutvecklas i sitt yrke. Vi vill ge alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who work in care and nursing shall be able to grow and develop in their profession. We want to give all nursing assistants and nurses the right to professional development.”
• språkstöd i arbetslivet»Fler utrikes födda kvinnor måste få en chans att jobba, lära sig svenska och till fullo komma in i det svenska samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More foreign-born women must be given a chance to work, learn Swedish and fully enter Swedish society.”

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 all personnel in elderly care have adequate knowledge of Swedish and that national control of the quality of elderly care is strengthened, which requires that the reform is fully financed over time. The plan also wants to shift financing responsibility from municipalities to the state to create equitable conditions. That ongoing costs for procedures and staffing are included in the permanent financing follows from that line, even though the plan does not express itself on this specific legislative proposal.

• language requirements in elderly caredecisive»All personal ska ha tillräckliga kunskaper i det svenska språket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All personnel shall have adequate knowledge of the Swedish language.”
• strengthened national control of elderly care»styrningen av äldreomsorgens kvalitet behöver stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“control of the quality of elderly care needs to be strengthened.”
• state financing responsibility»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 equitable conditions and taxes by shifting financing responsibility for, among other things, schools and LSS to the state.”

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 the financing principle must be respected when the state imposes new tasks on municipalities, which carries the counter-proposal's demand that recurring routine work be included in permanent financing. That state funds also may be used to recruit staff that relieves elderly care is in line with the plan's demands for improved conditions and continuous skills development for care staff. Taken together, the plan supports the counter-proposal's demands.

• full funding of new tasksdecisive»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger« (party programme ↗)“The financing principle must be respected when the state imposes”
• better conditions in elderly care»Förbättrade villkor för personalen i äldreomsorgen - bort med delade turer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improved conditions for staff in elderly care - end to split shifts.”
• skills development in care»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that staff within home care and care homes have the opportunity for continuous skills development.”
• elevated competence in elderly care»Ökad medicinsk kompetens inom äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased medical competence within elderly care.”

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 backs the reform itself — language requirements for staff in healthcare and elderly care — but contains no commitments to expanded permanent state funding to municipalities or state resources to recruit new professional groups. Conversely, the plan establishes that all new promises must be financed or fit within the budget surplus target and that major needs require prioritization. The counter-proposal's demand for expanded funding therefore lacks support in the plan.

• financed reformsdecisive»Alla nya löften och reformer – som till exempel våra inkomstskattesänkningar – behöver finansieras eller rymmas inom överskottsmålet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All new promises and reforms – such as our income tax cuts – need to be financed or fit within the budget surplus target.”
• language requirements in elderly care»Införa språkkrav för personal inom vård och äldreomsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce language requirements for staff in healthcare and elderly care”
• hard prioritizations»De stora behoven inom rättsväsendet, försvaret och välfärden ställer stora krav på prioriteringar under åren som kommer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The major needs in the justice system, defense and welfare place heavy demands for prioritization in the years to come.”
• order in public finances»I tuffa ekonomiska tider krävs ordning och reda i ekonomin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In tough economic times, order and control in the economy is required.”

The plan establishes that the government should never make decisions about new cost-driving commitments for municipalities without fully compensating them for the costs. The counter-proposal's requirement that recurring costs for routines and processes shall be included in permanent financing is an application of precisely that principle. The plan moreover drives language requirements in elderly care and high staff density, which speaks to financing also being sufficient for staffing increases.

• municipal financing principledecisive»kostnadsdrivande åtaganden för kommunerna utan att fullt ut kompensera dem för« (party programme ↗)“cost-driving commitments for municipalities without fully compensating them for.”
• language requirements in elderly care»Införa språkkrav för personal inom hemtjänsten och äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce language requirements for staff in home care and elderly care.”
• staff shortage and language shortage»Om flytt till äldreboende blir aktuellt möts man inte helt ofta av stressad och utmattad personal, som i vissa fall inte ens kan språket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If moving to a nursing home becomes relevant, one often meets stressed and exhausted staff, who in some cases do not even speak the language.”
• high staff density in care»grundförutsättning för att detta skall vara möjligt är en hög personaltäthet.« (party programme ↗)“fundamental prerequisite for this to be possible is high staff density.”

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.