2024-06-122023/24:SoU13 · p.16SoUHealth & social services
Car support
Expanding eligibility for the car allowance
What's at stake: The decision affects older people with disabilities and people who depend on being driven by someone else, and determines whether they get access to financial support for a car on the same terms as younger drivers.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the car allowance for people with disabilities should be expanded to cover people over 66 and people who do not drive their own car, or whether the current age limit and rules should remain unchanged.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motion and does not see grounds to expand the car allowance to cover people over 66 or people who do not drive the car themselves, instead favoring keeping the current age limit and rules for the car allowance.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 17 (SD)
The reservation (SD) argues that people over 66 should also be able to receive the car allowance, and that support should be available to those who have a car but cannot or are not allowed to drive themselves; they want the rules for the car allowance expanded to cover people who do not drive their own car and for the age limit to be removed.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 17 by SD.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 19/0/0/5 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| S | No | Yes 91/0/0/15 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 12/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 58/0/0/10 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | No 0/63/0/9 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects motion 2023/24:2652 by Carina Ståhl Herrstedt et al. (SD) requests 6 and 7.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2023/24:2652 av Carina Ståhl Herrstedt m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 6 och 7.
Riksdag decision: Parliament directs two requests, so-called formal requests (tillkännagivanden), to the government. One concerns guidance for persons with visual impairment and the other concerns the standard amount for assistance allowance. Parliament considers that the government should review the conditions for free guidance for persons with visual impairment. The government should also review the conditions for regulating the guidance service in a separate law. Parliament also wants to see changes regarding the standard amount for assistance allowance, in particular that the government should annually report how the amount has been calculated. Parliament also considers that the government should as soon as possible establish an investigation with the aim of developing a long-term sustainable financing model for the assistance allowance that better takes into account the actual costs of different service providers. Parliament's proposal on formal requests came in connection with approximately 90 proposals in motions concerning support for persons with disabilities from the general motion period 2023 being treated. Parliament proposes that parliament says no to other proposals in motions with reference to ongoing work. The proposals concern, among other things, rights and living conditions for persons with disabilities, interpreter services and car support.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants a list to be drawn up of societally important information that should be accessible for people with disabilities. (SD) — Reservation 17
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan wants to create a more inclusive society by strengthening welfare and making all parts of society accessible, and states that inadequate accessibility and adaptation lead to poverty and exclusion.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to create a more inclusive society by strengthening welfare and making all parts of society accessible, and states that inadequate accessibility and adaptation lead to poverty and exclusion. The counter-proposal's demand that car support be expanded and the age limit removed responds to the commitment that whoever has a disability shall be involved on the same terms as everyone else. The plan also promises that support is available when needed, without age restrictions.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill skapa ett mer inkluderande samhälle genom att stärka välfärden och göra alla delar av samhället tillgängliga, och konstaterar att bristande tillgänglighet och anpassning leder till fattigdom och utestängning. Motförslagets krav på att bilstödet utökas och åldersgränsen tas bort svarar mot åtagandet att den som har en funktionsnedsättning ska vara delaktig på samma villkor som alla andra. Planen lovar dessutom att stöd finns att få när det behövs, utan åldersvillkor.
- accessible society for everyonedecisive»Vi vill skapa ett mer inkluderande samhälle genom att stärka välfärden« (party programme ↗)“We want to create a more inclusive society by strengthening welfare”
- inadequate adaptation excludes»och anpassning leder fortfarande till fattigdom och utestängning.« (party programme ↗)“and adaptation still lead to poverty and exclusion.”
- participation on equal terms»hället på samma villkor som alla andra och leva ett gott, självständigt« (party programme ↗)“society on the same terms as everyone else and live a good, independent”
- support when needed»Alla ska känna sig trygga i att det finns stöd att få när vi behöver det.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should feel secure that there is support to be had when we need it.”
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 states that all people regardless of functional capacity have the right to work, own home, full freedom of movement and an active life, and the election manifesto that persons with disabilities shall be able to live their life like others.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme states that all people regardless of functional capacity have the right to work, own home, full freedom of movement and an active life, and the election manifesto that persons with disabilities shall be able to live their life like others. A mobility allowance that ends at age 66 or for those who do not drive the car themselves contradicts this. The plan also wants it to be safe to grow old in Sweden, which speaks for removing the age limit.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att alla människor oavsett funktionsförmåga ska ha rätt till full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv, och valmanifestet att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra. Ett bilstöd som stängs vid 66 år eller för den som inte själv kör bilen strider mot detta. Planen vill också att det ska vara tryggt att åldras i Sverige, vilket talar för att åldersgränsen tas bort.
- full freedom of movement regardless of functional capacitydecisive»funktionsförmåga, har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv.« (party programme ↗)“functional capacity, have the right to work, own home, full freedom of movement and an active life.”
- live like others»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Persons with disabilities shall be able to live their life like others.”
- safe old age»Det ska vara tryggt att åldras i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall be safe to grow old in Sweden.”
- individually designed initiatives»Vi vill se mer individuellt utformade insatser för att skapa jobb eller utbildning för personer med funktionsnedsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more individually designed initiatives to create jobs or education for persons with disabilities.”
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 equal rights and opportunities shall apply regardless of disability and age, and that inadequate accessibility is in itself a form of discrimination.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that equal rights and opportunities shall apply regardless of disability and age, and that inadequate accessibility is in itself a form of discrimination. An age limit in the car allowance and a definition that excludes the person who does not drive the car themselves is precisely such an accessibility limitation, so the counter-proposal's expansion is in the plan's direction. The election manifesto also commits to improving support for people with disabilities so the support is sufficient for a full life.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att lika rättigheter och möjligheter ska gälla oavsett funktionsnedsättning och ålder, och att bristande tillgänglighet i sig är en form av diskriminering. En åldersgräns i bilstödet och en avgränsning som utesluter den som inte själv kör bilen är just en sådan tillgänglighetsbegränsning, varför motförslagets utvidgning ligger i planens riktning. Valmanifestet åtar sig också att förbättra stödet till personer med funktionsnedsättning så att stödet räcker för ett fullvärdigt liv.
- equal rights regardless of agedecisive»Alla ska åtnjuta lika rättigheter och möjligheter oavsett kön, etnicitet, religion, funktionsnedsättning, sexuell läggning, könsidentitet, könsuttryck eller ålder.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall enjoy equal rights and opportunities regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or age.”
- inaccessibility is discrimination»Bristande tillgänglighet är i sig en typ av diskriminering och måste därför bli en ny diskrimineringsgrund.« (party programme ↗)“Inadequate accessibility is in itself a type of discrimination and must therefore become a new ground for discrimination.”
- improved disability support»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet. Den som har rätt till stöd ska inte behöva planera sitt liv flera veckor i förväg för att ha ett fullvärdigt liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve support for people with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country. Anyone who has the right to support should not have to plan their life several weeks in advance to have a full life.”
- assistive devices shall be accessible»att hjälpmedel ska ingå i högkostnadsskyddet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that assistive devices should be included in the high-cost protection.”
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 promises that anyone with a disability shall receive the support needed and the state takes greater responsibility, and the party programme makes full accessibility and a secure old age with dignity a goal.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto promises that anyone with a disability shall receive the support needed and the state takes greater responsibility, and the party programme makes full accessibility and a secure old age with dignity a goal. An age limit that excludes anyone who has reached 66 years stands in tension with both commitments. At the same time the plan urges economizing and more money to welfare's core than to benefits, so the support is weakly substantiated but still tilts toward the counter-proposal's demand.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar att den som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd som behövs och att staten tar ett större ansvar, och idéprogrammet gör full tillgänglighet och en trygg ålderdom med värdighet till mål. En åldersgräns som stänger ut den som fyllt 66 år står i spänning med båda åtagandena. Samtidigt manar planen till hushållning och mer pengar till välfärdens kärna än till bidrag, varför stödet är svagt underbyggt men ändå lutar mot motförslagets krav.
- support for disabilitydecisive»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who have a disability shall receive the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function.”
- full accessibility»Tillgängligheten är avgörande för människor med olika funktionsnedsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Accessibility is decisive for people with different disabilities.”
- secure old age with dignity»Alla ska kunna få en trygg ålderdom med hög livskvalitet och värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to have a secure old age with high quality of life and dignity.”
- welfare's core before benefits»Mer pengar ska läggas på välfärdens kärna, mindre på bidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More money should be put toward 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 plan requires that the ban on age discrimination shall be strong and effective and that all tendencies to age prejudice are combated.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that the ban on age discrimination shall be strong and effective and that all tendencies to age prejudice are combated. An age limit that excludes persons over 66 years from car support is precisely such an age restriction. The plan's goal that disability shall not prevent an independent life and that Sweden shall be an accessible country points in the same direction as broadening support.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att förbudet mot åldersdiskriminering ska vara starkt och effektivt och att alla tendenser till åldersfördomar bekämpas. En åldersgräns som stänger ut personer över 66 år från bilstöd är just en sådan åldersgräns. Planens mål att funktionsnedsättningen inte ska hindra ett självständigt liv och att Sverige ska vara ett tillgängligt land pekar i samma riktning som att vidga stödet.
- strong ban on age discriminationdecisive»Förbudet mot åldersdiskriminering ska vara starkt och effektivt.« (party programme ↗)“The ban on age discrimination shall be strong and effective.”
- elderly self-determination»Äldres rätt till självbestämmande ska hävdas och alla tendenser till åldersfördomar bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“The rights of the elderly to self-determination shall be upheld and all tendencies to age prejudice combated.”
- independent life despite disability»Målet är att funktionsnedsättningen så långt som möjligt inte ska hindra individen från att« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that disability shall, as far as possible, not prevent the individual from”
- an accessible Sweden»Sverige ska vara ett tillgängligt land.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be an accessible 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 wants to build a society where people can age in security and dignity without age discrimination, and the party programme requires that no one is discriminated against on grounds of age or functional variations.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto wants to build a society where people can age in security and dignity without age discrimination, and the party programme requires that no one is discriminated against on grounds of age or functional variations. Since access to a car for many is a prerequisite for being able to live and function, the plan speaks for removing the age limit in car support and widening the support.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill bygga ett samhälle där människor kan åldras i trygghet och värdighet utan åldersdiskriminering, och principprogrammet kräver att ingen diskrimineras på grund av ålder eller funktionsvariationer. Eftersom tillgång till bil för många är en förutsättning för att kunna leva och verka, talar planen för att åldersgränsen i bilstödet tas bort och stödet vidgas.
- no age discriminationdecisive»Vi vill bygga ett samhälle där människor kan åldras i trygghet och värdighet utan åldersdiskriminering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to build a society where people can age in security and dignity without age discrimination.”
- non-discrimination rule»på grund av kön, ålder, funktionsvariationer, etniskt ursprung, religion, sexuell identitet« (party programme ↗)“on grounds of gender, age, functional variations, ethnic origin, religion, sexual identity”
- the car as a prerequisite»kunna leva och verka oavsett var i landet man bor.« (party programme ↗)“be able to live and function regardless of where in the country one lives.”
- compensatory interventions»Här handlar det om att minska människors funktionsnedsättning i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Here it is about reducing people's functional limitations in 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 does not address car support. Closest commitments are that all new reforms must be financed within the surplus target and that justice…
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address car support. Closest commitments are that all new reforms must be financed within the surplus target and that justice, defence and welfare require tough prioritizations, plus the warning that welfare's safety net must never be continuously expanded and become finer-meshed. That car support be expanded to new personal categories and the age limit removed therefore has no support in the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte bilstödet. Närmast liggande åtaganden är att alla nya reformer ska finansieras inom överskottsmålet och att rättsväsende, försvar och välfärd kräver hårda prioriteringar, samt varningen för att välfärdens skyddsnät ständigt ska byggas ut och bli mer finmaskigt. Att utvidga bilstödet till nya personkategorier och slopa åldersgränsen har därför inget stöd i planen.
- reformer måste finansierasdecisive»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 surplus target.”
- hårda prioriteringar»De stora behoven inom rättsväsendet, försvaret och välfärden ställer stora krav på prioriteringar under åren som kommer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The great needs within justice, defence and welfare place great demands on prioritizations in the years to come.”
- ingen ständig utbyggnad»Ett långsiktigt hot mot den svenska välfärden är föreställningen om att den befinner sig i ett ständigt pågående skede« (party programme ↗)“A long-term threat to Swedish welfare is the idea that it is in a constantly ongoing stage”
The plan establishes that all citizens have the right to a good life and a full standard of living even with physical limitations, and wants to increase financial support to the most vulnerable elderly.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that all citizens have the right to a good life and a full standard of living even with physical limitations, and wants to increase financial support to the most vulnerable elderly. The car is according to the plan not a luxury but a requirement for mobility. Removing the age limit and expanding car support to more person categories thus follows the plan's line on participation according to individual circumstances.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att alla medborgare har rätt till ett gott liv och en fullgod levnadsstandard även med fysiska begränsningar, och vill öka det ekonomiska stödet till de mest utsatta äldre. Bilen är enligt planen ingen lyx utan en förutsättning för mobilitet. Att ta bort åldersgränsen och utvidga bilstödet till fler personkategorier följer därmed planens linje om delaktighet efter individuella förutsättningar.
- full standard of livingdecisive»Alla medborgare ska ha rätt till ett gott liv och en fullgod levnadsstandard« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All citizens shall have the right to a good life and a full standard of living”
- support to vulnerable elderly»Öka det ekonomiska stödet till de mest utsatta äldre« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase financial support to the most vulnerable elderly”
- car as necessity»Bilen är för de allra flesta ingen lyx.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The car is for the vast majority not a luxury.”
- participation according to circumstances»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheten för personer med nedsatt arbetsförmåga att delta i arbetslivet och i sysselsättning utifrån individuella förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen the possibility for persons with reduced work capacity to participate in working life and employment according to individual circumstances.”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2023/24:SoU13)
- Committee report full text (HB01SoU13)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:1032 — Rättvis personkretsbedömning av Åsa Karlsson och Helén Pettersson (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1254 — Översyn av hjälpmedel och bostadsanpassning av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1311 — Stärkt förutsägbarhet och likvärdighet i den s.k. habiliteringsersättningen av Hanna Westerén (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1659 — Sällsynta diagnoser av Alexandra Völker (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1820 — Hjälpmedel vid funktionsnedsättning av Anne-Li Sjölund (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1830 — Habiliteringsersättningen av Tomas Eneroth och Monica Haider (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1860 — Rätten till likvärdig habiliteringsersättning av Isak From och Åsa Karlsson (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1882 — Förstärkt personlig assistans av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:1916 — Högkostnadsskydd för hjälpmedel till personer med funktionsvariation av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1917 — En nationell hjälpmedelscentral av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1921 — Funktionsrättskonventionen av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2015 — Säkrad rätt till ledsagarinsatser av Ida Karkiainen (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2018 — Stärkt anhörigstöd för föräldrar till funktionsnedsatta barn av Sanna Backeskog (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2071 — Inkludering av döva, blinda och dövblinda av Carina Ståhl Herrstedt m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:210 — Ett enhetligt fritidsintyg för barn med funktionsnedsättning av Ulrika Westerlund och Annika Hirvonen (båda MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2204 — Förhindrande av fusk inom assistansersättningar av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2248 — Språkutbildning för arbete inom LSS av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2283 — Statligt ansvar för LSS av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2307 — Ledarhund som trygghet för synskadade av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2365 — Ett nationellt kompetenscentrum för frågor om intellektuell funktionsnedsättning (IF) och autism av Jim Svensk Larm m.fl. (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament