Conditions for Ukrainian citizens

The election manifesto states that integration is not improved through time-limited residence permits but through a secure existence, and describes conditional permits as psychological violence against a vulnerable group. The party programme requires a welfare society that gives everyone language skills and practical opportunities to work. Increased daily allowance, Swedish instruction and expanded integration opportunities for mass refugees thus follow from the plan.

• secure existence gives integrationdecisive»Det är inte genom tidsbegränsade uppehållstillstånd som integrationen förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Integration is not improved through time-limited residence permits.”
• language and work for all»som ger alla språkkunskaper och praktiska möjligheter att arbeta« (party programme ↗)“which gives everyone language skills and practical opportunities to work”
• against conditional permits»Vänsterpartiet anser att den inhumana flyktingpolitik som råder, med tillfälliga och villkorade uppehållstillstånd, är en form av psykologiskt våld mot en redan utsatt grupp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that the inhumane refugee policy that prevails, with temporary and conditional residence permits, is a form of psychological violence against an already vulnerable group.”
• welfare for all who live here»Att välfärden omfattar alla som bor i vårt land har länge varit en viktig del i det som gjort Sverige till ett tryggt och jämlikt land.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That welfare covers everyone who lives in our country has long been an important part of what has made Sweden a safe and equal country.”

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 makes Swedish language instruction, labour market initiatives and studies the core of integration and establishes that everyone who can work must work regardless of where they are born. The counter-proposal's demand for expanded integration opportunities and the right to Swedish language instruction for refugees in mass displacement is precisely this in substance, and an increased daily allowance during long stay follows from the same reasoning. The plan also stands firm in supporting Ukraine in all circumstances.

• Swedish and work in integrationdecisive»Att lära sig god svenska, delta i arbetsmarknadsinsatser och studier är centralt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Learning good Swedish, participating in labour market initiatives and studies is central.”
• the work principle regardless of place of birth»Alla som kan jobba ska jobba och bidra för att bli en del av samhället. Det gäller oavsett var man är född.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who can work must work and contribute to be part of society. This applies regardless of where they are born.”
• support for Ukraine»Sverige måste i alla lägen stå upp för Ukraina och mot det ryska invasionskriget.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden must in all cases stand up for Ukraine and against the Russian invasion war.”
• efforts for foreign-born women»Fler insatser krävs för att utlandsfödda kvinnor ska komma i arbete« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More efforts are needed for foreign-born women to enter work”

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 those who receive protection shall be welcomed and given the opportunity to establish themselves, that the establishment programme shall be extended and that everyone who needs it shall be offered high-quality Swedish language instruction. The counter-proposal's demands for increased daily allowance, expanded integration opportunities and the right to Swedish language instruction for mass refugees are precisely these commitments.

• welcome and establishmentdecisive»Den som har rätt till asyl ska välkomnas och ges möjlighet att etablera sig i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who have the right to asylum shall be welcomed and given the opportunity to establish themselves in Sweden.”
• Swedish language instruction for all»Alla som behöver ska erbjudas en högkvalitativ« (party programme ↗)“Everyone who needs it shall be offered high-quality”
• longer establishment programme»förlänga etableringsprogrammet för nyanlända till minst fyra år för att skapa bättre förutsättningar för etablering, så att fler kommer i arbete snabbare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“extend the establishment programme for newly arrived people to at least four years to create better conditions for establishment, so that more get into work faster”
• quick contact with school and work»Människor som kommer till Sverige ska snabbt få« (party programme ↗)“People who come to Sweden should quickly get”

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's central integration commitment is an intensive year with intensive language studies, practice and rapid path to self-support for the person who has residence permission. The counter-proposal's demand for expanded integration opportunities and the right to Swedish instruction for mass refugees follows directly from this, as does the commitment that more foreign-born women shall learn Swedish and enter society. The demand for raised daily allowance, however, stands in tension with the plan's line that newcomers should qualify into the security systems.

• rapid integrationdecisive»Skapa ett intensivår för snabbare integration. Den som får uppehållstillstånd ska snabbt integreras och ges möjlighet att försörja sig själv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create an intensive year for faster integration. The person who gets residence permission shall be quickly integrated and given the opportunity to support themselves.”
• language studies and practice»Det kräver intensiva språkstudier, praktik, en effektiv matchning och jobb — inklusive möjligheten att lära sig svenska på jobbet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It requires intensive language studies, practice, effective matching and work — including the possibility of learning Swedish on the job.”
• language and work for foreign-born people»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 get a chance to work, learn Swedish and fully enter Swedish society.”
• qualification for benefits»Nyanlända bör kvalificera sig in i trygghetssystemen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Newcomers should qualify into the security systems.”

The plan states that the Swedish language is the key to Sweden, that poor language skills perpetuate exclusion and that the newcomer both has responsibility and the right to learn Swedish. Providing people under the mass flight mechanism with Swedish language education and expanded integration opportunities follows directly from this, as does the commitment to strongly support Ukraine. Increased daily allowance lies further from the plan's work line, but the substantive requirement is supported in the main.

• language breaks exclusiondecisive»Bristande språkkunskaper permanentar utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Poor language skills perpetuate exclusion.”
• right to Swedish language education»Den som är nyanländ har både ansvar och rättighet att skaffa sig kunskaper i svenska.« (party programme ↗)“The newcomer has both responsibility and the right to acquire knowledge of Swedish.”
• support for Ukraine»En ny regering ska vara garanten för att Ukraina ges ökat ekonomiskt, politiskt och militärt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A new government shall be the guarantor that Ukraine is given increased economic, political and military support.”
• work line before benefits»Fler måste bidra – färre måste gå på bidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must contribute – fewer must live 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 points out jobs and knowledge of the Swedish language as the important keys to integration and wants studies to be combined with practice at workplaces. Providing people under the mass migration mechanism with Swedish instruction and expanded integration opportunities follows directly from this, as does allowing their willingness toward self-provision to be utilized. The plan however says nothing about the level of daily allowance.

• Swedish language key to integrationdecisive»Jobb, kunskap i svenska språket och det civila samhället är viktiga nycklar till integration.« (party programme ↗)“Jobs, knowledge of the Swedish language and civil society are important keys to integration.”
• practice for integration»kombineras med praktik på arbetsplatser för att öka« (party programme ↗)“combined with practice at workplaces to increase”
• self-provision to be utilized»Människors vilja och förmåga till egenförsörjning ska« (party programme ↗)“People's will and capacity for self-provision shall”

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 is based on a benefit cap and on newcomers qualifying for welfare benefits through their own work, not on increased compensation levels. The counter-proposal's requirement for increased daily allowances and extended benefits for mass refugees goes against that principle. Making Swedish language teaching more effective, on the other hand, aligns with the plan, but conditioned on requirements for the individual.

• benefit capdecisive»Införa ett bidragstak så att de samlade bidragen aldrig kan bli högre än lönen från ett arbete« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a benefit cap so that total benefits can never exceed the income from a job”
• qualification for newcomers»Införa kvalificering till välfärden för nyanlända genom eget arbete eller genom permanent och laglig bosättning i landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce qualification for welfare for newcomers through their own work or through permanent and legal residence in the country”
• work must pay»De samlade bidragen ska aldrig bli så höga att det inte lönar sig att jobba.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Total benefits should never be so high that it does not pay to work.”
• requirements in Swedish language teaching»Ställa högre krav på den som deltar i SFIundervisning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make higher demands on those participating in Swedish language teaching”

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The plan states that social attraction factors such as welfare systems must be reviewed to limit non-citizens' right to welfare and that the threshold for tax-funded welfare must be raised. It also sees aid from the local area as temporary help until the crisis is over, not as a path to expanded rights. Therefore, increased daily allowances and expanded rights for mass refugees go against the plan, even though information to society and language requirements align with it.

• limit benefit-driven attractiondecisive»Sociala attraktionsfaktorer som exempelvis bidragssystem behöver ses över för att begränsa icke-medborgares rätt till välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social attraction factors such as welfare systems need to be reviewed to limit non-citizens' right to welfare.”
• raised welfare threshold»Skärpa villkoren för medborgarskap och höja tröskeln för att ta del av skattefinansierad välfärd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten conditions for citizenship and raise the threshold for access to tax-funded welfare”
• temporary aid»Mottagande från länder i närområdet ska handla om tillfälligt hjälp till dess krisen är över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Aid from countries in the local area must be about temporary help until the crisis is over.”
• information to newly arrived»Informera nyanlända om vad som krävs för att passa in och lyckas i Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Inform newly arrived migrants about what is required to fit in and succeed in Sweden”